American moving to Chartres in 2016

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Member since 29 December 2015

laynewoods1New member29 December 2015 19:21:23

Hello!,
My name is Layne and I will be moving to a village outside of Chartres in March 2016. I will be an au pair to three adorable children for the next year and a half. I do not know anyone in France at this time and thought this would be a great way to reach out to other people in my area. Feel free to contact me if you would like to introduce yourself and maybe we can set up a group outing once settled in our new homes! ***Also looking for any personal advice on being an au pair or on Chartres as a whole!

Cheers!,
Layne

Raf5 New member

Member since 31 August 2014

Raf5New member11 January 2016 11:02:35

Hello Layne,

I may have no specific piece of advice to give you as to how an au pair experience might or might not be like, but I'd be very glad to possibly provide you with any kind of help regarding transport and/or accomodation tips.

I am from here. I just happen to be bilingual. I live in Toulouse, and I would even be honored to show you around the city center in case you're curious about it all.

We could exchange e-mails if you want.
Feel free to ask me anything.

Welcome to France.

Warm regards,
A.

laynewoods1 New member

Member since 29 December 2015

laynewoods1New member11 January 2016 12:37:48

I will definitely be in contact if I find myself in Toulouse! Thank you!

Elo86 New member

Member since 15 April 2016

Elo86New member16 April 2016 20:36:24

Hi ! I'm French, lived in the US for 8 years and have ben moving quite a lot through France for the past 20 years. I know "la région Centre" quite well for having studied and worked in diffrent cities of the region during 4 years. I've got some family in Chartres an should be moving in Blois at the end of April. so if you want to visit places together (châteaux de la Loire for example), just ask !
Here a 2 nice places to go to in Chartres :
- La macaronnerie : http://www.lamacaronnerie-chartres.fr/ (excellent macarons and hot chocolates !)
- of course, the cathedral.
Bye !

laynewoods1 New member

Member since 29 December 2015

laynewoods1New member17 April 2016 16:12:56

Thank you! It sounds like you've had a wonderful life journey so far! Please feel free to message me when you are in the area!

Cheers

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