tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424131704277823220.post5824538430434594679..comments2023-09-23T11:16:00.352+02:00Comments on The Franco-American Flophouse has moved: Diaspora Engagement PoliciesVictoria FERAUGEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16319699673885400472noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424131704277823220.post-53269684904894315952012-07-14T18:49:21.887+02:002012-07-14T18:49:21.887+02:00Hi Veronique, I'm with you. I would very muc...Hi Veronique, I'm with you. I would very much like to be a dual (French/American) citizen. We'll see if that remains possible. <br /><br />It is not simple and I know what you mean about feeling stuck between two places. It took me a long time to feel truly "bien dans mes baskets" anywhere. Seattle is just too distant but I was not born in France. We have family in both places too (and in Canada). But there are advantages too to being not really one or the other. The most interesting stuff happens in the grey zone where two worlds meet. And it's fun to watch the Frenchlings go out into the world armed with two home cultures, two languages and influences from Asia, North America and Europe.<br /><br />I'd love to see the video from Sarko. I was a fan and was sorry to see him go.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />VictoriaVictoria FERAUGEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16319699673885400472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424131704277823220.post-39187454165010579162012-07-13T16:50:39.032+02:002012-07-13T16:50:39.032+02:00Interesting and thought-provoking article. We have...Interesting and thought-provoking article. We have lived in the US for 16 years and are American and French citizens (I would not have given up my French passport had I been asked to be honest.) We have voted mainly in American elections of the past five years. I did not feel the right to vote in France, especially when the time came to choose the next president, when I knew I would not be around to feel the impact of my vote (I must say French candidates did their best to get me to change my mind, however, especially Nicolas Sarkozy who sent us several messages, including an excellent video!) Most times, I feel stuck "in between" countries. Not really from here (the USA) not really from there anymore either (France.) France is still on my mind everyday -- all our family lives there, and then there is the blog, of course :-) It is never simple, is it? On anoter note, I loved the Churchill quote :-) VeroniqueFrench Girl in Seattlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14347995356689205203noreply@blogger.com