Thinking of moving… Let’s explore the details of living in France together!

[@islandbreeze2102]

Janice is back!! Yeah! Just being yourself is the best Janice ever! It was so nice to sit and have a cup of tea listening to you explaining so much about living/moving to France to us. Your "real" and "authentic self" is what attracted me to your channel. The real Janice is a breath of fresh air. Thank you for a great coffee chat!

[@JaniceInFrance]

You're the best!

[@pawlieblog7967]

It depends where you live in France. I bought a small townhome in a small town near Poitiers, and the cost of living is extremely reasonable. I could literally live off my social security check alone. I would use my savings for travel or hitting Paris once a month or so. But I don’t have to spend a lot on day to day stuff-there’s a weekly market all year long for fresh veg, fruit, and fish, steak and ready made foods. I can shop for staples and conveniences at an upscale supermarket complex with electronics and home goods all under the same roof (LeClerc), and my monthly house expenses are about 250 Euro/month, not including food. It helps to speak French and be sure to live near a train station!

[@JaniceInFrance]

Wow, you do live very reasonable. I must buy too many clothes.

[@carliene9389]

Happy for you

[@JaniceInFrance]

@ thank you

[@paulamariegourley3606]

@@pawlieblog7967 I love Poitiers and that region! Used to take the train there, a daypack and my camera, and got off when I saw sunflower fields. Little day trips out of the big city.

[@maidanayme9970]

Mrs.Janice Walking to church is a blessing and your fashion is so beautiful!

[@JaniceInFrance]

Thank you very much for your kind words

[@moniquemckenna6795]

You are an abundance of information for anyone wanting to live in France, you do such a service ❤

[@JaniceInFrance]

Thank you

[@susanableton8647]

Thank you so much for all the tips on moving. Still think about it sometimes.

[@celinefederici6951]

No plans to move to France as I retired to my forever home on a pond on Cape Cod (originally from Manhattan). I still find it interesting to know all the details that you offered in today's videos. I am especially happy for you that you have bank account that will make your life easier and your wallet a little fuller. I studied french in HS and college and still listen to french CD's from the library although I don't have any need for it. I was in Provence this summer and never needed to use my french since everyone spoke english. I was looking forward to seeing how well I could communicate. Of course, I could have tried anyway but was too shy. From the little I know and can read, there are many lovely subtleties in another language that cannot be truly translated. I find Pimsleur is the very best in learning CD's. As for coffee, I drink my ground decaf black/no sugar and I have used the same Melitta ceramic pour over filter cup for decades. Weather here is the same as yours, but being in the country means lots of fallen leaves. My gardener already took 3 trailer full of leaves and we probably have another 4 or 5 more! Have a good week!

[@JaniceInFrance]

I bet the leaves are beautiful. Thank you for watching and I am glad you found your forever place.

[@tinalemna7998]

It’s a small world. My husband and I moved to Chatham in 1997. We love it here but keep thinking about moving to Paris. It is hard to beat the Cape though!

[@Debra-x2t6f]

Janice, you have a dream life...I would love to have planned my life so that I could do what you are doing. My husband has dementia right now and my life is complicated...but I am so grateful to be able to live vicariously through your adventures. God bless you.

[@paulamariegourley3606]

A pleasure to see and hear more about your days and various experiences. I moved to Paris in 1982 and lived there for two years, then Brussels for a year., while studying fine hand bookbinding. I had a long-stay visa, renewable each year. Three wonderful years before I returned to the States to create an academic graduate book arts program at the U of Alabama! Huge change after France. 😊😊😊😊😊 I have to emphadize one thing - make the serious effort to learn French! You can expand your experiences dramatically and develop friendships with many locals. I had 2 years of high school French, but no useful speaking skills. I took a 9-week language intensive at UC Santa Cruz the summeer before I went to France, which helped me push past the afraid-to-try stage and it made such a difference. I watched French films with no subtitles, read French books, listened to French music and did not spend much time with English speakers during those weeks OR when living in Paris. I immersed myself in French life in as many ways as I could, learned practical conversational French and asked people to correct my errors, which natives are always happy to do. And for those who wanted to practice their English, we traded lessons in language for cooking and sight seeing. Now I am 76, live in the U.S. and my French is as fluent as it was at 35, and I keep it up every chance I get - the same ways I learned it - by practical methods, friendships and shared interests. Hope this comment is useful! A bientôt...

[@pawlieblog7967]

Oh wow!! I bought my townhome in a town called Montmorillon, known as “la cite de l’Ecrit” - city of books and book arts (a former center of paper and printing during the late Middle Ages thru the late 19th/early 20th Century). Your back story is very interesting. I completely agree about learning some French. Do your best to speak and understand the language as it will be much easier for you and everyone.

[@JaniceInFrance]

I’m beginning classes in January

[@paulamariegourley3606]

@@pawlieblog7967 How wonderful! Now I'm envious. Too long away from France. You and Joyce have set me to dreaming et la vie gitane...

[@paulamariegourley3606]

@@JaniceInFrance Bon courage, chérie! Use those lessons and every opportunity to speak. Practice on the cat and dog, your houseplants and neighbors.

[@JaniceInFrance]

@pawlieblog7967 true

[@Mariamaria374]

Christmas is celebrated the 24th of December in Scandinavia. :-)

[@ruthbanon6049]

Hi Janice, thank you for a natural pleasant authentic chat like the ones you initially made. I'm a fan.

[@JaniceInFrance]

Wow, thank you!

[@JaniceInFrance]

Thank you

[@margiekraftkindt4208]

You are the ideal blogger--the content is personable, entertaining, but also informative . . . thank you!

[@JaniceInFrance]

@margiekraftkindt4208 thank you so much

[@JaniceInFrance]

@margiekraftkindt4208 thank you so much

[@nathalienurse3336]

So glad you are back. I was wondering where you were. Thanks for all the information. See you next Sunday! ………..🤗🇨🇦

[@JaniceInFrance]

See you then

[@JaniceInFrance]

@nathalienurse3336 yes

[@lelman5462]

Thank you for telling us about your church. I have wondered if I could find an Episcopal or Anglican church if I came to France! I really enjoy your videos because you are always so warm and natural. It's like visiting with an old friend even though we have never met!!

[@JaniceInFrance]

Thank you that means a great deal to me.

[@Sappho123]

There are many Anglican and Episcopal Churches. Just google where you want to go. Paris, or another area. There is a wonderful church, The American Cathedral in Paris that I was in many times. There is a website.

[@kathianderson6485]

I live in sunny Scottsdale, AZ where it’s about 80 degrees today. I’m moving to Provence next year and hope that it will be warmer than where you are. I love your channel! Please keep it going!!

[@JaniceInFrance]

Oh my goodness that’s going to be a fabulous experience. Please keep in contact with me and I’ll have somebody to come visit lol

[@KarenYokley]

From Phoenix…live in South of France

[@willnelson3362]

@@KarenYokley I clicked through and saw a few of your videos. They're short, but what a wonderful area you frequent! Such a wonderful stretch of coastline from Nice east to Menton. I plan to retire to France in a few years, that's the first area I will look. If you ever make a video about the area, living in the area, any advice or experiences to share, I will definitely be a viewer!

[@Bonnieuxful]

Bonjour Janice❣️Our Messianic congregation has a nice potluck lunch after our service, complete with white table cloths and flowers in vases. It’s a nice way to get to know people ❣️🥰💕💕💕

[@alomafoggo3239]

Love your new chair. It looks so comfortable. I like Q & A's

[@JaniceInFrance]

It is!

[@DenaOShaughnessy]

Thank you for this information. I've watched several others about moving to France, but something about your conversational style, makes it easy to understand. Maybe its the teacher in me, that prefers the information straightforward. LOL

[@JaniceInFrance]

And it’s probably the teacher and me also

[@theathenachannel88]

Just yesterday i was thinking about Janice in France and wondering if i could do it…excited to watch this! Love u lady:)

[@JaniceInFrance]

You should!

[@roseannlafisca698]

Have loved watching you from the beginning of your channel. Am going to reach out to another KZbinr (Silver and Sensational) who is planning her move to Paris and kinda nervous about it and recommend your channel. You may already be aware of her, she's a fellow California girl and I think your experience and wisdom may ease her anxiety if she's not already a subscriber.

[@JaniceInFrance]

@roseannlafisca698 I’ll be more than happy to speak with

[@JaniceInFrance]

Her

[@Sappho123]

France has a wonderful transportation system. Buses, trains, metros, rail everywhere. There is no place in the world with a better transportation system. I lived in Paris for over 20 Years ( had written Euros-lol) I'll go back in February.

[@JaniceInFrance]

Hope to see you then if you have time

[@angielu3273]

I live in a small town in the Aveyron. If you re able to live in a smaller town you may be able to rent a modest apartment for about 500$ to 800$ per month.

[@JaniceInFrance]

Yes

[@pawlieblog7967]

Yes everything is much more reasonable beyond Paris and Nice, the two most commonly known and visited places by Americans and other nationalities.

[@chiaraA.]

Janice you're so cute and lively - and I mean that in a good way, nice to see your videos again

[@JaniceInFrance]

@chiaraA. Thank you so kindly

[@susangarofolo]

❤ 🇫🇷 Bonjour Janice! Love your videos!

[@JaniceInFrance]

Thank you so much!

[@hikingviking859]

I’m in Rome, Italy and I have to bundle up in the morning and evening.

[@JaniceInFrance]

Yes it’s that time o&m5henyear

[@DeanRamser]

Bonjour. Excellent video, Jance. We appreciate that you share your story. We have learned much. I grappled with choosing where to visit first, but we decided we would go to Perpignan, then explore Montpellier, maybe Toulon, and then go see Umbria, Italy, and Bari, Italy to compare. Merci. Dean et Cindy

[@JaniceInFrance]

Glad it was helpful!

[@artbrutnewyork]

Sorry about the loss of Buster. Questions regarding your banking: 1) Do you maintain an active Chase bank account in the US by having access to a a US address of a relative or friend? 2) Since you had a US Chase account, could you have opened an account with the French -based Chase bank?

[@JaniceInFrance]

@artbrutnewyork yes I have abIS address

[@joshir1834]

Hi Janice, nice to see you again! how often are you going to post videos? We miss you dearly!

[@JaniceInFrance]

Every Sunday night

[@jeannastephen283]

Hello, Janice! My daughter had a tall coffee cup made with our little dog's portrait. She did a DNA test done, which shows she (the dog) is mostly Shih Tzu, Pekinguese, and a little Poodle and a little Beagle.

[@JaniceInFrance]

Awwww cute

[@reneeemigree9004]

Haven’t been here in awhile, v busy. Glad to get back to this channel…

[@JaniceInFrance]

@reneeemigree9004 thank you

[@jmarie28]

Bonjour Janice! Je m'appelle Jeanne 🙋‍♀aka Joan in English. Comment allez-vous? Apparently you're as cold as I am in Northern CA - Bay area. I love the thought of Paris but my aversion to the cold may take me closer to Southern France. Merci beaucoup ☕Bonne journée!

[@JaniceInFrance]

I agree

[@relocatetoEUROPE]

Great can't wait for our interview so I can talk about moving to France Janice! Great video!!!

[@JaniceInFrance]

Can't wait!

[@lindadorman2869]

So interesting how we each make our coffee! I put a teaspoon of Nescafe instant coffee in a clear glass mug of tap water, microwave it for 90 seconds and then stir in a packet of 3-in-1 Kopiko brown coffee from Malaysia. It’s the perfect blend of coffee, sugar and creamer, and just the right temperature. Best of all, I can take the packets with me when I travel and get hot water anywhere.

[@JaniceInFrance]

Love it

[@patriciaredick9849]

Thank you, great video information. ❤

[@JaniceInFrance]

You are so welcome!

[@PETERANDERSON-e1b]

When you're sat in your living room with the blue panelling behind you, may I ask what shade and brand of paint that is please? It's literally the exact shade I've been looking for! Great video.

[@JaniceInFrance]

Let me check and I’ll get back to you

[@judymohre1430]

So good to see you, Janice. I just love your charm, charisma, and exuberance. . ❤A real breath of fresh air.

[@JaniceInFrance]

@judymohre1430 thank you kindly

[@suzanneates5273]

Bonjour Janice! I have always driven or taken public transportation to church. But after watching your video I would love to live in a place where I can walk to church!

[@JaniceInFrance]

It’s lovely

[@rasaalchemy]

Thank you for your videos they have been so inspiring. Awaiting the return of my passport, for my move to the Nice area in January. Merry Christmas 🎄

[@JaniceInFrance]

@rasaalchemy woo hoo

[@rasaalchemy]

@@JaniceInFrance thank you, enjoy your annual trip with your daughter during the holidays.

[@rjh2772]

Now, instead of waiting to get the certificate, it can be sent to your cell phone electronically and that saves a whole lot of time

[@JaniceInFrance]

The certificate cannot be sent to you electronically unless you’ve had experience of that then I apologize but mine would not send it to me electronically. I had to pick it up in person.

[@rjh2772]

@@JaniceInFrance It is something new probably within the last 6 months.

[@JaniceInFrance]

@rjh2772 good to know thank you

[@lzoescott7692]

Thank you Janice💐

[@JaniceInFrance]

You are so welcome

[@lindakeaton5999]

Hi Janice, You are very delightful. I love your videos. You are very informative about living abroad in France. I hope to make your invite for "the girls trip" I realize space is very limited.

[@JaniceInFrance]

@lindakeaton5999 let me know

[@shirleymitchell2165]

Hi Janice, it's starting to get cold here in new york city, but I love the winter and am hoping we get snow this year for christmas. I am 63 yrs old but llike a child, i looove the snow, LOL

[@JaniceInFrance]

Sounds great!

[@scarletdvore1459]

Beautiful place…

[@JaniceInFrance]

Thanks for visiting

[@wandarivero4801]

Hi Janice! How do you even start looking for an apartment? Are there realtors in France as we have in the US? Any firms you recommend?

[@JaniceInFrance]

@wandarivero4801 know what I would do is I wait till you find the town do you want to live in and then you find an immobilier

[@daviddubois7560]

Janice I remember the day you picked up Buster's ashes when we were together touring Fountainbleau. And I have an electric tea kettle too I brew my water for my instant Nescafe coffee packets and my teas but I do have a Nespresso maker which is a treat once in awhile can't wait to see you in April!

[@lindadorman2869]

Quick question about renting an apartment...I read that landlords require your monthly income to be at least 3x the monthly rent, preferably 4x or more. For example, if the rent is EUR 1500, then you need to show at least EUR 4500 monthly income. Does this sound accurate to you?

[@JaniceInFrance]

No

[@jean-lucfrotey7604]

NON !

[@JaniceInFrance]

@jean-lucfrotey7604 no I meant to say

[@lanie-ok]

Love your zest for life, and you look tres chic 😊

[@ariannewdnotbe]

I’d like to add a comment to the woman seeking to go to film school in France (La Fémis?) if you’re trying to go to school in Paris, French schools of higher education don’t have the support system we expect in the US. There are no dorms, for one thing. There are landlords in the practice of renting to students, but that type of housing is very minimal & unsuitable for raising a child. A friend lived in Paris for a year while taking a post-graduate course. She & her daughter stayed with my French in-laws in Paris for a few months until she found a market rate 2 BR apt. It’s expensive & you will need enough money to support the 2 of you coming in on a monthly basis, just as you would in the US. Janice is right: You will need to document a good cash flow for the visa. The French public school system is very good, even for non-French speaking kids, so that’s a plus, although you will want to consult with someone knowledgeable about where to live to get an excellent school. Good luck!

[@JaniceInFrance]

Thank you for clearing that up and making it a little bit easier to understand than what I had done

[@babsr8479]

I so wish I could move to Paris but I have 2 older parents that I need to be close to in the United States. I do however plan on making annual trips to Paris anyway and it was lovely meeting you in June. I love your sweater. 💜

[@JaniceInFrance]

Umderstood

[@scarletdvore1459]

I noticed the increased on the last day of the Olympics… but we had so much fun anyway… (my young and I).

[@scarletdvore1459]

Love the heater and new chair btw…

[@JaniceInFrance]

Me too…. Thank you

[@MyOtherChannel-zy3tf]

I have a question about the income to qualify for a rental unit. So on my bank statement if it shows that I have my SS$, plus rental income coming in monthly then that should be acceptable? I just signed up for your E-Book about moving to France. Thank you. New Mexico here.

[@JaniceInFrance]

If it is consistent it should be good

[@JaniceInFrance]

@MyOtherChannel-zy3tf if you don’t get an email me and I will send you one

[@faribayagoobian7721]

Dear Janice , are you planning on buying a place in the future instead of renting ?

[@JaniceInFrance]

No just renting

[@faribayagoobian7721]

@@JaniceInFrance Thank you for your prompt response

[@beebe7477]

Janice, how hard is it to get a doctor??

[@JaniceInFrance]

I found mine the first month and I love her. Now to be honest, if you want to see a specialist, you may have to wait a month.

[@ranavittoria2031]

I like these videos best...and when you take us around your days in France. The "curated" videos drowned your natural spark. But 1,305 Euros for rent is a steal ...all bills included ? Nowhere I have ever stayed in the south or north of France can you get a 2 bedroom for that ! It's usually double. Did you find a deal or am I just being duped ???

[@JaniceInFrance]

2 bedroom with a half size bedroom for storage …. I am blessed

[@scarletdvore1459]

FYI - I love almond milk (vanilla unsweetened)… less calories for me. But I want to try oat milk….

[@JaniceInFrance]

So good!

[@stephr9859]

So saving are not enough to get a visa?

[@JaniceInFrance]

@stephr9859 unless you have so much taken out of savings monthly to show on your back statement

[@lola.lola11.11]

Janice, it should be "Janice in France". ;)

[@joycevarner8549]

36 in Alabama this morning

[@JaniceInFrance]

Coooooold

[@lorrihalliday1499]

so now you can use your phone or a portable translator to help

[@Sappho123]

The Euro is stronger than the dollar now, so your American social security will be less. Today, Dec. 1, 2024 $1000 will get you 946 Euros.

[@reneeemigree9004]

It’s going up to $185, 2025

[@JaniceInFrance]

Yes I heard

[@noahs4058]

Three years! So happy for you with your new life. I can't wait to relocate in the future. Thanks for the knowledge you generously impart to us. When I know my dates in May (which I know you're pretty booked, I hope we can have coffee or a lunch. Be well, Theresa

[@JaniceInFrance]

Thanks so much!

[@Bergantin23]

You would be warmer with a hat and gloves.

[@JaniceInFrance]

I wore gloves today

[@JaniceInFrance]

@Bergantin23 gloves were worn this last Sunday

[@reneeemigree9004]

We notice your milk is written in English

[@JaniceInFrance]

@reneeemigree9004 hmmmm

[@coty4100]

English is aka 'Globlish'. It facilitates international trade. But ingredients and some info might be in EN, FR, DE, etc. blocks of print. And sometimes they just slap a sticker with the local lang. 😅

[@annapaz4]

Bonjour, Janice! Thanks so much for all the information. I love watching your ‘real’ videos and that you are back to your old format! I also love watching An, Jeff & Bella @postcardsfromourgoldenyears. I’m so happy for all y’all - enjoying your best lives in France! 🇫🇷 ❤ I just got citizenship through an EU country and don’t know where I’ll end up, but France is definitely at the top of my list. ❣️ Have a wonderful holiday with your family, and good luck with your French classes! 👏🎄🫶

[@JaniceInFrance]

Well, if you ever come here, we can always meet and greet and have a cuppa coffee

[@annapaz4]

@ Merci, Janice! Sounds lovely… hopefully one day ☕️😄👍