Author: Hunter Jon

We finally made it. We have the keys, the apartment is painted, and somewhat clean… and we are officially here. Today we moved out of the Airbnb, and tomorrow the movers arrive bright and early. We’re excited — and slightly nervous — about the arrival of our stuff. Honestly, I have no idea how or…

Well, we’ve officially hit the 4-week mark in Paris, and things are looking up. For starters, we got the keys to our apartment—and it’s now fully painted! Just needs a final cleaning and we’ll be cleared to move in. What’s funny is we’re actually a little sad to leave the Airbnb. Not for the space…

Picking up from last Friday and kicking off our fourth week in France, this weekend was one for the books—we visited the happiest place on Earth: Disneyland Paris! And it did not disappoint. We left Saturday morning for a two-day stay at one of the Disney hotels to celebrate Hailey’s birthday weekend. From the moment…

We’re now on the eve of completing three weeks in France, and honestly, it still feels like we’re in limbo. Much like life in a big corporation, relocating to France comes with layers of red tape. What should be a fairly straightforward process somehow becomes incredibly convoluted. That said, I can’t entirely blame France—corporate relocations come…

Well, we made it another week here in Paris, and it feels both incredibly fast and slow at the same time. Overall, I’d say things are settling in, but there’s still an underlying feeling of being unsettled/homeless. We’re still waiting on the official move-in date to our apartment, but it should be sooner rather than…

A little Disney magic goes a long way. Just as we anticipated, planning a trip to Disney instantly lifted our moods and brightened everyone’s spirits. On Saturday morning, we took the metro and then the train out to Disneyland Paris, booking a room at Disney’s Sequoia Lodge. The journey took about an hour and a…

Fast-forwarding a bit to the move. I’ll circle back to the lead-up on another day, but I wanted to put this down while it’s still semi-fresh… because honestly, this past week has been a BLUR. To give some context to the insanity, here’s a quick timeline of our last month and a half before the…

Earlier this year, the opportunity to work in Paris came up in conversations with my manager. At first, it felt like a long shot — not just on the company’s side, but for us as a family. It also felt like the kind of opportunity that only comes once in a lifetime. For context: I…