When my husband Phil and I moved to Montpellier on January 22, 2022, the day after I retired from my U.S. healthcare career, we had a rough plan: wait a month or two before buying a car, make learning French our top priority, and rent a furnished apartment for the...
In today’s wine-themed blog, members of the Renestance team tell us about their favourite wines. None of them are connoisseurs, mind you, but they are definitely wine enthusiasts!Read on to find out about our Dream Team’s favourite wines and wine tips! Liz...
If you are learning French you’ll know there are not just regional dialects, formal terms and acronyms – there is of course, slang! This ‘everyday language’ is perhaps one of the most challenging to learn. A mix of informal abbreviations and...
Like many of you, we usually do a year-in-review in December and a look ahead to the New Year. And also like you, our 2020 turned out radically different from the outlook last December! Pretty much nothing happened as planned this year.The global pandemic...
Have you been dreaming of restoring an old French house? Or have you found the perfect property that just needs “a bit of work”? Restoring an old house in France, or even doing minor renovations, is almost always more work than you anticipate.The French...
The old French proverb “Qui n’a santé n’a rien” is similar to the saying “the greatest wealth is health.” As we know, however, access to high quality healthcare varies greatly from country to country. So, it’s not...
Are you considering moving to France? Are you grappling with the decision? Before you sell the house, the car, and put everything you own on a container, take a look at our list of key factors to think about before deciding to take the plunge! 1. How long will you...
The sun is out, the poppies are blooming, and the countryside is green with budding grape vines. It’s springtime in the Languedoc and the Renestance team is buzzing along with a growing client base, new services, and the launch of our monthly newsletter. Each...
This week we meet Nicole Hammond who is responsible for all administrative assistance for the Renestance team and our “go to” person for questions about navigating French bureaucracy.Nicole, what brings you to Renestance? I first met Dennelle a few years...
In this week’s post we meet Alexandre Nizoux. Alex is Renestance’s Chief Technology Officer and just happens to be married to our Founder and President, Dennelle.What brings you to Renestance? I think anyone who has an entrepreneurial spouse has been...