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Could moving to France at 40 or 50+ help you live more affordably, creatively, and meaningfully? We spoke to 16 people who love their new life in France.

In this very special episode of Real French Connections, we’re going back to show you some of the highlights from the past 18 months of stories we’ve filmed across France — sharing coffee, pastries, wine, and the honest realities of what it’s really like to take theplunge and move to France from the USA, England and New Zealand.

Join our host, Lizzie, as we hear from 16 people and families who moved to France later in life (including movers from the USA, England, and New Zealand). They share why they moved, what surprised them most, what they love about French lifestyle, how they approached learning French before moving, and whether they feel settled, welcome, and truly at home.

Along the way, you’ll hear from Carolyn (Idaho), Catharine and Wayne (Washington), John and Kelli (Phoenix), Tom and Dory, Mike and Lorraine (Pennsylvania), Sandy and Geoff (California), Andrew and Sam (Texas), Hannah and Claire (England), Jenifer and Mike (Bordeaux), Tash (New Zealand), and Nicky and Allen (England) who all provide honest advice on visas, paperwork, language barriers, selling everything, and the “don’t do it alone” lessons people learn the hard way.

Chapters
0:00 Meet Lizzie
0:50 Carolyn from Idaho, USA
2:25 Catharine & Wayne from Washington, USA
4:43 John & Kelli from Phoenix, USA
5:49 Meet Tom and Dory
6:40 Mike & Lorraine from Pennsylvania, USA
8:30 Sandy & Geoff from California, USA
11:05 Andrew & Sam from Texas, USA
12:38 Why Kelli and John moved to France from USA with French Connections HCB
13:34 Why Sandy & Geoff moved to France from USA with French Connections HCB
15:49 Hannah and Claire from England loving life in France
17:01 Jenifer and Mike loving the markets in Bordeaux
19:21 What Andrew & Sam from Texas, USA love about the French markets
20:26 Tash from New Zealand
21:56 Catharine & Wayne documenting their move to France
24:12 Carolyn left everything behind to move to France
24:58 Sandy & Geoff on learning French before moving to France
25:54 Nicky & Allen on learning the language
27:20 Tash on learning French before moving to France
28:29 Hannah & Claire on speaking French
29:13 Andrew & Sam on language barriers
30:25 Will Kelli and John stay in France?
31:37 Will Tash stay in France?
32:43 Did Tom and Dory feel welcome when arriving in France?
33:23 Jenifer and Mike on feeling at home in France
34:13 Andrew & Sam on selling everything to move to France
34:52 Does Carolyn feel settled after 3 years in France?
35:59 Hannah & Claire’s advice on moving to France


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