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“J’ai besoin de comprendre!” (I need to understand!)

It had been nearly two years since I had arrived in France. When I came there to live, it was to marry a wonderful French man that I had…

6 min readMay 18, 2022

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Communication Blues

I have always been a communicative person. When I lived in the United States, I worked in media in advertising sales for 25 years.

3 min readMay 7, 2022

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My Inner Poodle

My mother told me that when I was a baby, I didn’t develop much hair for a long time. What hair I did have, at that time, was blond…

8 min readMar 29, 2022

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Paris, Je t’aime!

Paris, I embraced you the first time I visited in 1984. There was something enchanting about you that I hadn’t felt visiting any other…

4 min readMar 27, 2022

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“Our Ugly Pink Radio”

I was 16 years old and lived in the Steel City of Gary, Indiana. It was your typical blue-collar city with the quintessential Midwest…

4 min readMar 26, 2022

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A Loving Remembrance: 80 Years Since D-Day

June 6th, 1944, a date etched in history. This year marks the 80th anniversary of Operation Overlord, codenamed D-Day (or as the French…

3 min read6 days ago

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A Letter to President Obama, When Political Times Where Different

This was written on October 27, 2016

3 min read6 days ago

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Unveiling the Hidden History of the Gare des Invalides

Nestled in the heart of Paris, the Gare des Invalides is not merely a railway station but an architectural gem that holds within its walls…

4 min readJul 13, 2023

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“J’ai besoin de comprendre!” (I need to understand!)

It had been nearly two years since I had arrived in France. When I came there to live, it was to marry a wonderful French man that I had…

5 min readJan 11, 2023

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Thanksgiving in Life Stages

I have two favorite holidays. One holiday is Passover and the other is Thanksgiving. Both holidays are my favorites mainly because I love…

4 min readNov 26, 2022

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Jeri Benoit

Jeri Benoit

Former expat now living back in the US with my French husband. Interested in writing, travel, culture, the arts and social injustice.

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