The Tour: Standing on the Side of the Road … Waiting and Waiting … Until,...

By Maureen Quinlan This weekend the Tour de France began its tour of the Alps. A sport that is very much in the "other" category for many Americans, here in France professional cycling is a way of life. Fred...

I Live in the Kind of Place Where if I Hear Someone Say "Hello" I Know it's f...

by Maureen Quinlan   AUVERGNE, FR- English is not really very popular with the people here.It's not that they didn’t study it.They did. It's not that they couldn't read the Los Angeles Times if they...

Yes, French Women Don't Get Fat. But Did You Know That American Women Don't N...

By Maureen Quinlan AUVERGNE, FRANCE- If I had moved to Argentina, I would have learned how to dance the Tango. If I had moved to Russia, I might have acquired a taste for fine vodka. If I had moved to Sweden, I...