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Kimberly Zerkel
May 7, 20214 min read
Tripping Over Classe Verte
Where the National Education System meets après-ski I probably don’t need to tell you that the French love their vacations. One of the...
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Kimberly Zerkel
Apr 9, 20216 min read
Tales of a Confined Expat Biking Enthusiast
How this bike-loving American in Paris adapted to a year of stay-at-home orders The French Collective speaks with Carly N., an American...
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Kimberly Zerkel
Mar 27, 20214 min read
Confinement Confusion
Third time is not a charm when it comes to the latest French lockdown Le confinement. That’s French for lockdown, or sheltering-in-place,...
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Kimberly Zerkel
Mar 12, 20213 min read
Swing Your Pig
How hashtags underline the difference between French and American feminism You already know that French can be a very visual language....
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Kimberly Zerkel
Mar 4, 20214 min read
Salut, Beauté !
Is our outdated idea of French beauty ready to evolve? The other day, I was scrolling through Instagram for a minute (or hour) or two…...
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Kimberly Zerkel
Feb 10, 20213 min read
Your Love Is Killing Me
How romance almost destroyed Paris. I get it. Truly. I can huff and puff and complain about the world’s obsession with Paris (at least...
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