Falling into Places

Have You Ever Tried to Take a Selfie with An Analog Camera?

By: Fall Fernweh December 31, 2021February 6, 2022

JournalingAnalog, Bavaria, Ethics, Finding, Flood, France, French Expat, Germany, Handwriting, Highschool, posthumous letter, Provence, Teen Angst, Transformation, Youth2 Comments

So what’s the deal about talking about the past? For some people it may sound like nostalgia, like it’s a bad thing and looking at the present or the future is the way to go. As I approach my forties, it just feels like I have to record this historical era because we have switched to something else, I have no words to describe, it’s like a « digitalized and synthetic world » you know. The matrix turned real?

What An Expat Needs to Know About the Closing of French Borders

By: Fall Fernweh January 30, 2021March 20, 2021

JournalingBorders, Covid 19, EU, Europe, European Union, France, French Expat, Travel, TravelingLeave a Comment

France to close borders to all non-EU countries starting tomorrow. Limited exceptions will apply to French citizens living abroad attempting to return.

Standing in Line With Other New Yorkers for Early Voting: It’s Not as Bad as You Think

By: Fall Fernweh October 25, 2020January 9, 2021

Journaling, United StatesBiden 2020, Brooklyn, Democracy, Early Voting, New York Strong, Trump 2020, Trump Biden, US Elections, Vote NYCLeave a Comment

After waiting in line for two hours, I cast my early ballot in the presidential election as a new American. So grateful to the Brooklyn staff and for everyone making it possible to vote early in a safe and smooth way!

30 years after the fall of the Berlin wall, impressions of a kid born in the Soviet Union.

By: Fall Fernweh November 9, 2019November 9, 2021

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This defining event was a key milestone in the life of so many. 30 Years later and so many of us are still working through the transformative impact of this day.

From Haiti to the United States

By: Fall Fernweh February 20, 2019August 29, 2020

Interviews, Moving Abroad, United StatesAmerican Dream, Citizenship, Haiti, Journey, Marine Corps, US CitizenLeave a Comment

I am so happy that Reginald agreed to share his story on today’s post. Interestingly, Reggie and I virtually met when I used to Livestream on Periscope. We became friends since, and I have to admit, should meet in person way more often. How was life in Haiti like? The best part about living in…

From the French Riviera to the Canadian Grand North.

By: Fall Fernweh February 10, 2019September 24, 2020

Canada, Moving AbroadCanada, Canadian Immigration, Destination Canada, endless nature, Grand North, Immigration, Interviews, Northwest Canada, Watson Lake, working visa, Yukon2 Comments

I am very excited to introduce you to my long time friend Gérard whom I met in High School, back when we both lived and studied in France. He is now living and working in the Yukon, a territory in northwest Canada. On my side, I am still living and working in New York City.…

Songs Capturing the Russian Soul

By: Fall Fernweh April 6, 2022

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Due to the recent events (Russia-Ukraine), I tried conveying what was going on in my head to a friend who asked how I was feeling. I told him that I tried not to get caught up in things and found the stoic approach to be appropriate. (Easier said than done). Trying to take a little…

The “Côte de Granit Rose”, the pink granite coast of Brittany.

By: Fall Fernweh February 22, 2022February 22, 2022

Journaling, Photo Stories, Road TripBrittany, France, Granit, Nature, Road Trip, TravelLeave a Comment

A couple pictures of Brittany’s pink granite coast. This is a wonderful natural site in the middle of a unique landscape on the edge of the coastal path, scattered with pink granite rocks that have been shaped by erosion.

L’équivalence du diplôme de Licence pour le Canada, une mise à jour.

By: Fall Fernweh February 16, 2022March 3, 2022

Canada, Français, JournalingBologne, Diplômes, EDE, French Expat, Immigration, Immigrer au Canada, Licence, LMD, Université, WESLeave a Comment

Ce qu’il faut savoir sur la nouvelle pratique de WES en ce qui concerne l’équivalence du diplôme de Licence issu du parcours LMD hors UE. NOUVELLE EQUIVALENCE PAR WES WES a récemment adopté une nouvelle pratique d’évaluation du diplôme de Licence obtenu dans certains pays du continent Africain. Certains de ces pays ont adopté la réforme…

Comment accélérer son évaluation de diplômes d’études (EDE) par WES?

By: Fall Fernweh March 20, 2021March 20, 2021

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Depuis Novembre 2020, WES ne requiert que votre diplôme le plus élevé afin de compléter votre évaluation (EDE) pour votre application d’immigration canadienne. Dans cet article: les grandes lignes à retenir.

From Around the Web: 9 Awesome Finds Made in Germany

By: Fall Fernweh February 28, 2021December 16, 2021

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Every day products and brands that are made in Germany you should try

The 1776 Report

By: Fall Fernweh January 21, 2021January 21, 2021

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“The safety of a republic depends essentially on the energy of a common national sentiment; on
a uniformity of principles and habits; on the exemption of the citizens from foreign bias, and
prejudice; and on that love of country which will almost invariably be found to be closely
connected with birth, education and family.”
Alexander Hamilton

Some of The Books that Helped me make Sense of Modern China

By: Fall Fernweh January 9, 2021December 16, 2021

JournalingBan, Block, CCP, Censorship, china, TrumpLeave a Comment

I would like to share the books I read that helped me make sense of China and how its influence has now reached our US shores for good.

Evaluation des diplômes par WES – Guide pratique pour l’entrée express au Canada

By: Fall Fernweh October 28, 2020February 16, 2022

Canada, Citizenship, Journaling, Moving AbroadCanada, Destination Canada, Diplômes, ECA Report, education, Entrée Express, Express Entry, France, Immigrer au Canada, IRCC29 Comments

Dans cet article je partage avec vous certaines astuces pour éviter tout délais dans le processus de votre évaluation des diplômes d’études (EDE) pour l’entrée express au Canada.