Black Girl In Paristag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-2442382009-07-24T11:59:22+02:00My life on the darker side of ParisTypePadThis is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site, subject to copyright and fair use.Do you want to MOVE to Paris for a YEAR???tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834559fac69e20115722e890f970b2009-07-24T11:59:22+02:002009-07-24T11:59:22+02:00So you want to spend a year in Paris? I have decided to do a four part series on moving and living in Paris. I will do at least four posts on working in Paris, finding housing in Paris, hustling...Black Girl in ChicagoCoupé Gwada Blondinette:The little French Girl who could Coupé Décalé tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834559fac69e2011571186498970c2009-07-16T13:43:10+02:002009-07-16T13:43:10+02:00Have you seen the video of the Blond French Girl dancing to the French West African music, Coupé Décale?This young French girl dances the Coupé Décale with such ease and energy. As you begin to watch the video, you are...Black Girl in ChicagoThey Miss MJ a.k.a. Bambi in France too....tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834559fac69e2011570bd9ae0970c2009-07-04T02:51:14+02:002009-07-04T02:51:14+02:00I saw the picture above on a blue door in a Paris neighborhood today-Rue Marthre. Whoever posted this picture was obviously paying homage to the great star. The french people often refer to the star as Bambi. Can someone explain...Black Girl in ChicagoThe Obama Family VISITS Paris and YOU can too....tag:typepad.com,2003:post-678071292009-06-08T05:14:50+02:002009-06-08T05:39:58+02:00The Obama family just enjoyed the perfect weekend in Paris. It’s not too late for your own Paris trip this year. And you can do it just like the Obamas! Even though the dollar sucks (1.4 to 1 euro), flying...Black Girl in ChicagoEartha Kitt: An Original Black Girl in Paris tag:typepad.com,2003:post-605178442008-12-28T05:02:51+01:002008-12-28T05:02:51+01:00Eartha Kitt appeared in a play with Orson Welles in Paris We all know that Eartha Kitt, the beloved entertainer, passed away on Christmas Day. Her death struck me harder than the typical celebrity passing, because just 4 months ago...Black Girl in ChicagoGetting a Bank Account in Paristag:typepad.com,2003:post-601838422008-12-18T21:06:21+01:002008-12-18T21:06:21+01:00Today I had my first breakdown. I’ve been living in France for about two months, happily sampling the yummy pastries, eating cheap sandwiches for lunch, even joining a gym. I still felt like an outsider, yet somehow believed that I...Black Girl in ChicagoMovie Review: Rue Cases Négres or Sugar Cane Alleytag:typepad.com,2003:post-113770912006-07-07T12:01:43+02:002006-07-07T12:01:43+02:00Euzhane Palcy’s Rue Cases Négres, is something akin to Roots: The Next Generation, except Rue Cases Négres is Martinique’s story of sharecropping 70 years after France ended slavery. In the 1930’s, the conditions for blacks in Martinique were rather similar...Black Girl in ChicagoSocial Security Rocks!!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-113727082006-07-05T02:46:00+02:002006-07-05T02:46:00+02:00As much as I have complained about France in the last year, there are definitely some good things about this country. The best thing is the Social Security system. I worked in France as an English assistant, and now I...Black Girl in ChicagoWorld Cup 2006: France team - “black, black, black”tag:typepad.com,2003:post-113655702006-07-02T15:22:33+02:002006-07-02T15:22:33+02:00I don't know about you, but I can sure see alot of color in this picture... France is in the semifinals of the world cup! I watched the game yesterday on a small TV in a sandwich Grec restaurant. One...Black Girl in ChicagoIbisso: Bissap soda is here!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-111937822006-06-22T00:47:11+02:002006-06-22T00:47:11+02:00Ibisso is a new drink developed by Charles Basse. If you have ever tasted bissap-the sweet drink made from steeped hibiscus flowers-then you'll have a clue how Ibisso tastes. Just take bissap and pour some tonic water in it and...Black Girl in Chicago