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James Kirstensen

Getting overwhelmed while traveling

I realized this morning that I’ve kind of shut down. All of my writing drafts have fallen into rambling stuff that I couldn’t quite make…

May 13, 2022

Getting overwhelmed while traveling

May 13, 2022

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James Kirstensen

We won’t go back home to America

I really don’t know where in the world that I want to be, but I know that it’s not home.

Mar 16, 2022

We won’t go back home to America

Mar 16, 2022

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James Kirstensen

America is a terrible place to grow old

My wife and I recently sold our house, quit our jobs and left America. I don’t think America is a safe place for us to grow older. As I…

Dec 20, 2021

America is a terrible place to grow old

Dec 20, 2021

James Kirstensen

“How Can You Afford to Travel?” — Lower Healthcare costs

There’s lower stress, not just lower costs, with French healthcare

Apr 11, 2023

“How Can You Afford to Travel?” — Lower Healthcare costs

Apr 11, 2023

James Kirstensen

Finding an Apartment in France’s Smaller Cities

When my wife and I left the US, we sold everything, including our home and everything in it. We were of the mindset that we were leaving…

Mar 29, 2023

Finding an Apartment in France’s Smaller Cities

Mar 29, 2023

James Kirstensen

Settling in France, but Outside of Paris: Brocante Thrifts and Fleas

How to find an apartment’s worth of stuff in France kinda quickly.

Mar 24, 2023

Settling in France, but Outside of Paris: Brocante Thrifts and Fleas

Mar 24, 2023

James Kirstensen

France is Not Paris & Moving Abroad is Not Vacation

I have been telling myself that I would get back to writing on Medium, but months have gone by, then a year. Oops. My original intentions…

Mar 15, 2023

France is Not Paris & Moving Abroad is Not Vacation

Mar 15, 2023

James Kirstensen

The French visa process: when to push and when to wait

Our unsuccessful attempts at getting the Portugal D7 visa and our success with the French long stay visa.

Sep 1, 2022

The French visa process: when to push and when to wait

Sep 1, 2022

James Kirstensen

An American Tourist at Home

We’re back at home in the US for a month while we pivot to our next move. It was easier to apply for our French visa in New York.

Jul 2, 2022

An American Tourist at Home

Jul 2, 2022

James Kirstensen

The things you leave behind

No matter how much you separate yourself from things and places, there is always something that remains to be dealt with. Going home…

Jun 24, 2022

The things you leave behind

Jun 24, 2022

James Kirstensen

James Kirstensen

An American living outside of America. A traveler, educator, cook, forager & general geek. Currently seeking: optimism.

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