Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	France/America couples	Congrats Cecy! I'm still looking for a job right now. I've had a few interviews, some negative answers and at this point I'm still waiting. It sucks. So, good thing you found a job	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2009-03-25 08:50:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	France/America couples	My family lives 15 minutes from the ocean in Vendee, I grew up with seafood on the table almost every week...	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2009-02-27 12:10:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	France/America couples	Congratulations C&D!	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2009-02-26 12:46:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	France/America couples	It's the same here in St. Louis, it's hard to find good seafood. We did found a store that sold fresh seafood but they didn't have a lot of choice. And it wasn't like the ones in France. The oysters were at least twice the size of the ones in France, same for the mussels, and they didn't have the same taste. I think they were less salty. It was still good to have some, but definitely not as good as in France.	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2009-02-26 10:23:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	France/America couples	QUOTE (lucie&damon @ Feb 25 2009, 02:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Cecile and Bryan @ Feb 23 2009, 08:49 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hello everybody! I just came back from a trip to New Orleans, it was really nice It's hard to come back to St. Louis, it's called here compared to Lousiana (30F in St Louis, 65-70F in New Orleans) Anyway, still nothing new about jobs, I had several interviews with recruiting companies (kind of like the SSII in France apparently) but most of the contracts they have, they need people with more experience than me. I've only worked a year and a half since I got my degree. Woaw! that s great! everybody keeps telling me New Orleans is great! I hope I ll visit it someday! You missed Mardi gras though! Did you guys did anything ? Too bad for the interviews I hope you ll find a job soon! One year and half sounds like good experience to me! I would hire you!lol Good Luck! They start celebrating Mardi Gras a month before the real Mardi Gras day, so we saw a few parades, got lots of beads. We left just before it got TOO crazy... we already had enough of all the yelling in the streets and drunk people and strippers everywhere Other than that we walked a lot, in the city and around, went to a nearby beach, went in the swamps, lots of nice things. And we ate a lot of seafood	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2009-02-25 16:16:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	France/America couples	Hello everybody! I just came back from a trip to New Orleans, it was really nice It's hard to come back to St. Louis, it's called here compared to Lousiana (30F in St Louis, 65-70F in New Orleans) Anyway, still nothing new about jobs, I had several interviews with recruiting companies (kind of like the SSII in France apparently) but most of the contracts they have, they need people with more experience than me. I've only worked a year and a half since I got my degree. I don't know anything about expediting your case C&D. And about moving, I did like Lili&kai, I put all I could in two suitcases and a carry-on luggage and it worked out ok. My parents sent me the few books I left at home a month or two later. I didn't have much to bring anyway since I had known for 2 or 3 years that I would have to move eventually and before that I was a student. So no furniture, and I tried not to buy too many books and stuff like that either. I gave away all the things I didn't want to bring (plates, utensils, etc) and the rest I gave it back to my parents. MissYoko used a moving company, I remember she said they had good prices, maybe you can try to contact her.	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2009-02-23 10:49:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	France/America couples	QUOTE (lucie&damon @ Jan 31 2009, 03:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> ... From what I understand, BONA FIDE residence must contain one full year, but it does not mean it must be the year for which we are filing taxes. Lucie was a resident for 2007, during which she visited the US on a tourist visa for a long vacation. She went back to France, and continued her residency uninterupted, UNTIL she got her K1. So we can claim 60% of the year as a resident, and is exempt for ($86,000 * 60%) under the foreign income exclusion treaty. We just need to fill out form 2555ez, and our normal 1040. ... QUOTE (Pam&Josh @ Jan 31 2009, 04:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Je viens de lire pas mal d'instructions via 2555-EZ, et moi aussi j'ai mis du temps à comprendre le "bona-fide resident". Malheureusement, je ne suis restée que 265 jours en France, donc je ne pourrais pas faire l'exemption de mes revenus francais!! puisque c'est moins de 330 jours! La dernière période de 12 mois consécutifs en France remonte de Nov 05 jusqu'à Nov 06!!!C'est bcp trop ancien! ... Je reviens sur cette histoire de Bona Fide Residence. Dans les instructions du 2555-EZ ils disent: QUOTE A US resident alien who is a citizen or national of a country with which the US has an income tax treaty in effect and who is a bona fide resident of a foreign country, or countries, for an uninterrumpted period that includes an entire tax year (January 1 - December 31) So, as Damon said, bona fide residence does not have to be the year for which we are filing taxes. Then Pam, I don't understand why you say you can't do the exemption. Doesn't that mean that everyone of us, as long as in our life we have spent an entire year in France, we are Bona Fide Resident?	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2009-02-05 09:23:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	France/America couples	QUOTE (Sophie123 @ Feb 4 2009, 12:43 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (lucie&damon @ Feb 3 2009, 09:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Oui bien sur! moi je vais parler a 100% francais avc mes enfants, ce sera une vrai chance pour eux!.....et puis comme ca ils pourront plus tard faire leurs etudes universitaires en France, ca eviterait de payer des ponts aux etats unis! Non, mais cest vrai, ca cest un truc qui me choque et me traumatise! il est hors de question que mes enfants s'endette a vie pour payer 4 annee de fac! Tu m'étonnes ! Un immense mystère pour moi, le coût des études aux US. J'ai dit à mon fiancé que les études de nos enfants, ça serait en France ou ça ne serait pas En France, on trouve que 5000 euros l'année dans une école, c'est hallucinant, aux US, quand je parle de montants comme ça, on me rit au nez Je pensais un peu la meme chose, qu'on pourrait les envoyer en France pour les etudes superieures, mais je me demande un peu si ca vaut le coup... Ca doit dependre des diplomes, mais j'aurais peur que leur diplome francais ne vaut plus rien une fois qu'ils reviennent aux USA (je me souviens avoir lu un post de Lili qui disait qu'elle a fait ses etudes de compta aux USA et que personne ne veut d'elle en France parce que pas la meme facon de faire la compta d'un pays a l'autre) Alors est-ce que ca vaut vraiment le coup ? Pas si sur...	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2009-02-04 09:08:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	France/America couples	QUOTE (Pam&Josh @ Jan 31 2009, 09:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Pour la loi avec les 330 jours, je l'ai trouvée dans les instructions de "l'exemption des revenus", Form 2555-EZ, dans le site de l'IRS. Voici le lien: http://www.irs.gov/p...pdf/i2555ez.pdf . Dans la 2eme page, ils parlent des "Specific Instructions" avec le "Bona Fide Resident Test" et le "Physical Presence Test". Il faut pouvoir répondre oui à une de ces restrictions. Thank you for the links. I don't really understand why someone who has spent all his life in a foreign country (being a citizen of that foreign country) can not be exempt just because they were a few days short last time... That law doesn't make sense to me. But I guess no choice about that if it's the law, we can't change it.	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2009-02-01 11:47:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	France/America couples	QUOTE (lucie&damon @ Jan 31 2009, 02:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Par contre la ou ca se complique cest pour les etats unis, lis bien les lois! Nous on sest rendu compte que je peux pas demander lexemption et que je suis consideree residente des etats unis, car jai ete sur le territoire americain plus de 183 jours dans les dernieres 3 annees.( et il y a une facon bien particuliere de compter les jours) You will be considered a U.S. resident for tax purposes if you meet the substantial presence test for calendar year 2008. To meet this test, you must be physically present in the United States on at least: ... Tu peux me donner un lien ou ils parlent de ca ? Car je n'avais pas du tout vu. Je suis a moins de 183 jours je crois (il faudra que je recompte quand meme) donc ca devrait etre bon mais j'aimerais bien voir les details... QUOTE (Pam&Josh @ Jan 31 2009, 04:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Malheureusement, je ne suis restée que 265 jours en France, donc je ne pourrais pas faire l'exemption de mes revenus francais!! puisque c'est moins de 330 jours! La dernière période de 12 mois consécutifs en France remonte de Nov 05 jusqu'à Nov 06!!!C'est bcp trop ancien! Et je veux bien des infos la dessus aussi, je ne comprends pas trop. D'ou vient ce "330 jours" ?	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2009-01-31 20:42:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	France/America couples	French taxes talk... sorry it's in French, I'm having a hard time figuring out how to make some of the sentences... Je n'ai jamais paye d'impots toute seule en France (jusqu'a cette annee j'etais rattachee a mes parents, apparemment c'etait mieux pour eux et pour moi, je ne me souviens plus des details). Donc je n'ai pas trop d'idees de ce a quoi la declaration d'impots sur le revenu ressemble, quels details ils demandent, etc. En ce qui concerne les "taxes" aux USA, je sais que cette anee on va remplir ca en tant qu'epoux, married filing jointly. Qu'il faut que je mette mon revenu francais et qu'on ajoute une lettre demandant l'exemption de taxes sur mes revenus francais en accord avec le traite d'exemption US-France. Est-ce que c'est la meme chose en France ? En 2008 j'ai travaille de janvier a juillet, et fin juillet j'ai quitte le pays (et pas travaille depuis). Est-ce qu'il faut dire qu'on est maries, est-ce qu'il faut indiquer ses revenus (aux USA) ? Comment ca marche ? Est-ce qu'il y a des formulaires en plus a remplir pour les non-residents ? Encore une fois, les questions peuvent vous sembler stupides, mais c'est la premiere annee que je vais remplir la declaration.	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2009-01-30 14:59:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	France/America couples	QUOTE (lucie&damon @ Jan 21 2009, 04:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Cécile: Did you find a job yet? or do you want a stay at home a little longer still? I've had one interview for an IT recruiting agency, and have two others tomorrow and Friday. No job yet, but a few leads. From what I've seen in IT, there are a lot of companies who ask for US Citizenship, apparently business for the government is the only thing that is hiring right now. I've still found a few offers and sent my resume to several companies. Hopefully that won't take too long. Also I just got a car which makes things so much easier!	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2009-01-21 18:31:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	France/America couples	Felicitations !	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2009-01-20 18:15:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	France/America couples	In St. Louis, the Planned Parenthood got a grant to do HPV vaccines for free last year, so I have done two shots there already (next one in three months). I didn't really want to do it because I don't like the fact that they make us do the vaccine but they don't make US citizens have it mandatory, but since I know we have to do it, I took that occasion. At least this way I got it for free!	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2009-01-13 12:20:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	France/America couples	What I did: I didn't fill it out but I think I will get a RFE (and it's strange that I haven't gotten one yet) At that time I wasn't sure what I was supposed to do so I figured I wouldn't do anything and see what they say in the RFE. What I think we have to do: have the vaccination part of the form filled out by a civil surgeon, but only the vaccination part because K1 holders don't have to do the other ones. That's what is written in the official instructions for the I-693.	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2009-01-12 17:16:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	France/America couples	QUOTE (Lili @ Jan 11 2009, 06:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Cecile and Bryan @ Jan 11 2009, 03:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Mes parents avaient juste écrit "Cadeaux". Mais mon colis a été ouvert (ils ont un peu abîmé la boîte de chocolats) C'est ce que mes parents ont fait! Le moins de details que tu mets, le mieux que tu te portes! Desolee pour ton colie, Cecile! Esperons que les chocolats etaient toujours bons!! Oui oui, ils etaient toujours bons, donc ce n'est pas trop grave !	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2009-01-12 09:47:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	France/America couples	Mes parents avaient juste écrit "Cadeaux". Mais mon colis a été ouvert (ils ont un peu abîmé la boîte de chocolats)	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2009-01-11 18:53:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	France/America couples	Thank you for the recipe I think I am going to try the international stores to see if they have almond powder. They definitely don't have it at the normal grocery store. It doesn't matter if the shape of your galette was square, as long as it was good!	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2009-01-08 09:45:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	France/America couples	QUOTE (Cécy @ Jan 7 2009, 10:13 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Miam, j'ai teste la recette de galette des rois qui avait ete postee il y a quelques semaines + 1/3 de creme patissiere pour en faire une frangipane. Un vrai regal. Comme a la maison Merci pour la recette Did you grind almonds yourself to make the "poudre d'amande"? And did you follow the recipe of the "creme patissiere" that was linked to the galette des rois recipe? Did you use the same amounts? they say it's for 6 servings but I wonder if that is the amount needed for the galette.	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2009-01-07 20:38:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	France/America couples	I kind of forgot about the Galette des rois! So if I do it, it will not be this weekend. As for the feve, I have no idea...	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2009-01-07 12:11:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	France/America couples	QUOTE (Frenchwife @ Jan 3 2009, 09:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hello again small technical questions for you about French taxes and marriage I don't have the answers but just want to hint on the questions 1) at some point we need to wrap up our taxes situation and clear it before leaving anybody clear on when it is obviously varies depending on visa K1 K3 etc... 2) when you get married in the US you may check on your "regime matrimonial" . Regime will apply either by default depending maybe of the state you are getting married, or will be established by a contract. careful about consequences for the future 3) before getting married, should you get registered at the French consulate and ask them for guidance about registering your marriage in France? I have a cousin married in las vegas and I think her country does not have the info (not sure it matters) 1) I am not completely sure so far, from what I have read, the year after you arrive in the USA you still have to pay taxes in France. If someone else could tell us exactly what we are supposed to do that would be nice! 2) Are you talking about a "prenuptial"? each state has its own 'regime matrimonial', usually it's "everything that you or your husband get while married belongs to both of you, things from before the marriage stay separate. You have to check for your state. As for doing a prenuptial contract, I read that you have to have two lawyers (one for each of you) and yours should be bilingual to insure that you are well aware of what is in the contract. 3) You can check the website of the French Consulate closer to where you will live in the USA. They usually explain how to do things. The 'normal' way to do it is to do the "publication des bans" before to get married, and then after the marriage you do the "transcription du mariage". If you skip the publication des bans, the transcription may take longer and they may ask you to come for an interview to the consulate (but I never read of anyone who had to do that here). That is what I did for the K1, things may be different for a K3. Edited by Cecile and Bryan, 04 January 2009 - 12:57 PM.	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2009-01-04 12:56:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	France/America couples	I translated my birth certificate myself. So far, no RFE.	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2009-01-04 12:49:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	France/America couples	Also, here's an excerpt of the appointment letter (packet 4) I had 6 months ago. QUOTE You are reminded that you must bring with you all the documents pertinent to your case. Your application cannot be accepted if you fail to bring complete documentation. For your convenient reference, the generally required documents are listed and described below: passport police certificate photograph birth certificate court record if applicable marriage certificate if applicable affidavit of support military record + receipt of mandat compte 89 euros (not same amount anymore) account 2006L And also bring everything that they sent you in packet 3 but that you haven't send back already.	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2008-12-30 11:06:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	France/America couples	The fee has to be paid at a post office, with a "mandat compte" that goes to the account of the embassy. The fee isn't 85 euros anymore, it is around 100 euros I think. I just looked at the copy I have of the receipt I have (it was 6 months ago so it may have changed), the account number is 2006L. As for the amount, a few weeks ago lili&kai wrote that on her packet 4 they said: "+98euros mandat cash si payé avant le 1er décember ou 107 après le 1er décembre". So it would now be 107 euros. (http://www.visajourn...h...t&p=2467733) I hope someone who had their interview recently can confirm this or help you better, in case something has changed.	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2008-12-30 11:01:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	France/America couples	The doctor used my "carnet de santé" (medical record book) to fill out the form for USCIS. I don't know if they can do it without it or if you can get a new one. Maybe you can call one of the doctors and ask them.	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2008-12-28 15:02:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	France/America couples	Congratulations!!! Have a safe flight	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2008-12-28 11:39:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	France/America couples	I received our "livret de famille" and my "carte d'inscription consulaire" last week and I was wondering how useful that card is when I am in the USA. Should I keep it in my wallet with me at all times or just leave it in a drawer with my livret de famille?	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2008-12-23 12:40:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	France/America couples	Congrats Lili&Kai, you are almost here in the US! Welcome FrenchWife! Yes, immigration is a pain... I am not familiar with the K3 process (we did K1) but I hope it will go smooth for you and your son, and that soon you will be reunited with your husband	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2008-12-23 12:33:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	France/America couples	If it can make you feel better, I received my passport with the visa 3 days after my interview (by Chronopost), so once they have your fingerprints it should not take too long.	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2008-12-19 10:30:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	France/America couples	awww... did they tell you when you have to go back? do you need an appointment to do that? Hopefully everything will be solved soon!	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2008-12-19 08:41:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	France/America couples	I don't have any recipes for the galettes des rois, but I'm interested too	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2008-12-15 23:08:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	France/America couples	QUOTE (lucie&damon @ Dec 15 2008, 08:38 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Cecile and Bryan @ Dec 14 2008, 03:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I just tried this recipe: http://sandrakavital...n-baguette.html (great blog by the way) and it was awesome! I changed a few things because I had to dissolve the yeast in water before to incorporate it to the flour-water mixture, so I added a little more flour, and also 1 teaspoon of sugar, and it really tastes like a French baguette from the bakery at the corner of the street So far, that is my favorite recipe. Coucou! I looked at your recipe and I have few dumb questions to ask. Is the flour T65 has the same name in english? do you find this in every supermarket? Does levure sèche SAF-Instant is an american brand? can I find it easily? I used "all-purpose flour", just the regular one in stores. And for 'levure seche', I used Fleischmann's Active Dry Yeast. It is sold in individual envelopes, each envelope is almost the right amount asked in the recipe (7g ~ 1.5cc) Maybe I will write down the recipe since I made a few changes. Basically, Mix 4 cups of flour and 1.4 cups water (they are the quantities asked in the recipe) Then I dissolved the yeast in 1/4cup of water and added 1 teaspoon of sugar (because Bryan always tells me that the yeast only works if there's sugar in the recipe) I mixed flour/water with the yeast mixture, but since I had added 1/4 cup of water with the yeast, I added some flour to make the quantities more proportionate. I'm not sure what quantity I added, just enough so I could make the dough in a bowl (way too sticky before). Maybe it was 1/2 cup of flour. Then I continued the rest of the recipe as it is written.	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2008-12-15 10:16:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	France/America couples	I just tried this recipe: http://sandrakavital...n-baguette.html (great blog by the way) and it was awesome! I changed a few things because I had to dissolve the yeast in water before to incorporate it to the flour-water mixture, so I added a little more flour, and also 1 teaspoon of sugar, and it really tastes like a French baguette from the bakery at the corner of the street So far, that is my favorite recipe.	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2008-12-14 17:06:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	France/America couples	Everything I have in Pyrex is way too small for the recipe, and i think my biggest pot is only 5qt and I doubt it would handle the high temperatures very well (non-stick T-Fal pot) We don't have lots of kitchen stuff. So I just looked online for prices of cast-iron pots and things of that nature and they are all very expensive :S So I'm not sure what to do at this point. I would really love to try that recipe.	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2008-12-12 15:44:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	France/America couples	We just need to find the right pan now... :S	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2008-12-12 11:55:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	France/America couples	QUOTE (lucie&damon @ Dec 11 2008, 02:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> How do you bake your own baguette? do you have a good recipe to share? Bryan bought me a book called French Cook Book, so the recipe is with American products and measurements so it is a French baguette from an American book, but it is still a good thing to start with (no need to convert any measurements, the yeast they ask for is just one package of active dry yeast that we find here, so at least I know exactly how much to put in there. I want to modify the recipe though because "la mie" is quite dense... So when I find the perfect recipe I will share it If you really want it I could scan the recipe from my book, but there are probably better recipes in the Internet. QUOTE Edit: I make my own bread at home too. Not French style, but at least it homemade. For those who don't know it, this recipe is great for a bread with a nice crust "No Knead Bread" et en Francais Cecy, that bread looks very good! I am going to have to try it soon! Thank you	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2008-12-11 17:08:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	France/America couples	I never noticed the difference of taste of the Nutella, but maybe it's because I barely ate it in France, only once in a while. Thanks Lili for that list. I haven't been able to find 'pate feuilletee' here, maybe i'll look for it again at the store, in the frozen section this time For the bread, we bake our own baguettes now, it's better Edited by Cecile and Bryan, 11 December 2008 - 03:51 PM.	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2008-12-11 15:51:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	France/America couples	QUOTE (Cécy @ Dec 11 2008, 01:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> This year thanks to the suitcase, I also got 2 big jars of French Nutella. Oh the Joy, oh the Pounds I'm going to gain if I can't stay away from it. Can't you find them where you live? Here they sell Nutella in international stores, but also at Target!	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2008-12-11 15:00:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	France/America couples	QUOTE (Pam&Josh @ Dec 11 2008, 12:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Cecile and Bryan @ Dec 11 2008, 05:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I am craving CARAMBARS! Any chance I can find that somewhere in the USA? I found a few websites where they sell some but with the shipping costs, it would probably cost less if my parents bought some for me and sent them here. Although I am not sure how much it would cost to them. I WANT SOME CARAMBARS! I also think that Carambars could be a good X-mas gift!! It is my 3rd X-mas in America, and my sisters always send me a box with French goodies, like madelaines, chocolate, mikados or also some fraisous(bobons sucrés à la fraise)!! It became like a tradition for X-mas, and I am very excited, I should receive my big box next week!! madeleines sound good too! I'm definitely going to have to do something like that. Do you know approximately how much they spend on shipping?	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2008-12-11 14:13:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	France/America couples	I am craving CARAMBARS! Any chance I can find that somewhere in the USA? I found a few websites where they sell some but with the shipping costs, it would probably cost less if my parents bought some for me and sent them here. Although I am not sure how much it would cost to them. I WANT SOME CARAMBARS! And congrats on the interview, Joy	Cecile and Bryan	Female	France	2008-12-11 11:40:00