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THE LIFE OF AN EXPAT: SOMETHING BETWEEN A JACKPOT AND A CURSE
Many people dream to work abroad, but most do not realize what it actually implies. My purpose is not to sell you a dream, to scare you,...
Marina Chaffanjon
Aug 11, 20218 min read
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7 TIPS FOR A SUCCESSFUL EXPATRIATION
It's been 11 years that I move countries and continents on average every 2 years. Three months ago we arrived in our new "home country"...
Marina Chaffanjon
Apr 20, 20214 min read
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MAYOTTE. EPILOGUE / (in Russian below)
We spent 17 months in Mayotte. We discovered this beautiful French department full of contradictions, we plunged, the three of us, into a...
Marina Chaffanjon
Dec 28, 202010 min read
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SMALL LAND - BIG POTENTIAL
In this article, I decided to discover what it is out there for the "Big-Landers" on the Petite-Terre apart from a departure-arrival hall.
Marina Chaffanjon
Sep 1, 201911 min read
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WHAT TO PACK WHEN YOU LEAVE TO LIVE IN MAYOTTE
When we were about to leave to Mayotte, I read all existing articles about what to pack, but then soon realized that half of it was useless.
Marina Chaffanjon
Aug 4, 20198 min read
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A LETTER TO MY DAUGHTER ON HER FIRST BIRTHDAY
My daughter, my Slatki, today you are one year old. I am writing this letter to you so that you could re-read it when you grow up...
Marina Chaffanjon
Aug 1, 20196 min read
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CARIBOU TO MAYOTTE
Most of my friends and family have no idea of what life on this tiny island lost in the Indian Ocean is about. And you, are you curious?
Marina Chaffanjon
Jul 19, 20197 min read
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PARI SUR PARIS
Paris is more than a big tourist city, than the French capital, than the centre of fashion and beauty. It is more than all that because it i
Marina Chaffanjon
May 18, 20197 min read
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RENDEZ-VOUS IN A MUSEUM
Paris is an open-air museum, but it is also the city of museums. In this article I'm talking about some unconventional museums of Paris.
Marina Chaffanjon
Mar 2, 20198 min read
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HOW TO SURVIVE (HAPPILY) THROUGH THE FIRST FEW MONTHS OF YOUR MOTHERHOOD
In the continuation of my previous article of Slatki's life, I put together a list of advice for all young mothers with the tips that helped
Marina Chaffanjon
Feb 20, 20197 min read
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SIX MONTHS AND TWO TEETH LATER...
I can't believe that it has already been six months since I gave birth to a new life. Once a small shrimp, she is a now a blue-eyed rose-che
Marina Chaffanjon
Feb 8, 20195 min read
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GETAWAY IN MOROCCO
Of course, I love my daughter more than anything in the world. However, it's nice to escape sometimes... even better if it's in Morocco just
Marina Chaffanjon
Dec 16, 20185 min read
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BRAZIL MY DREAM. CHAPTER 2
The first thing that surprises in the Brazilian urban culture, at least that was the case for me, a girl living in Paris, is the variety...
Marina Chaffanjon
Dec 9, 20187 min read
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BABY NOMAD
Breathing, but unevenly, her chest jerking... They took my new born baby away from me, but they reassured me that she was fine and there...
Marina Chaffanjon
Dec 3, 20185 min read
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ABOUT GIVING LIFE
I think as a woman it's normal to imagine the process of labour. The secret is that whatever you imagine is not what is going to happen to y
Marina Chaffanjon
Nov 25, 20185 min read
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THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF THE REST OF MY LIFE
My baby is now 3 months old.. 3 months since I gave life to a new human being. But this story began a lot earlier, some 10 months ago...
Marina Chaffanjon
Nov 18, 20184 min read
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BRAZIL MY DREAM. CHAPTER 1
I remember where this dream came from. Back in Dubai, when we just started dating, the Chef and I went to the cinema to watch the cartoon...
Marina Chaffanjon
Mar 17, 20188 min read
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IN LOVE WITH PARIS
Best couple photo shoots in the city of love - Paris
Marina Chaffanjon
Dec 10, 20174 min read
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MY BIG FAT GREEK FRANCO-RUSSIAN WEDDING. PART 2
After a beautiful and touching religious ceremony, we took a car and went off to a taverna 15 minutes away to continue our wedding party....
Marina Chaffanjon
Dec 2, 20175 min read
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MY BIG FAT GREEK FRANCO-RUSSIAN WEDDING. PART 1
So after all the preparation and stress of not knowing what to expect, the D-Day has finally come.
Marina Chaffanjon
Nov 18, 20178 min read
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