“In this fascinating conversation, we also learn about:

• A dramatic moment Kristin experienced while living in Kenya and how France felt like an escape hatch after arriving in 2001
• How she prepared for a nightmare of a day when needing to register as a travailleur indépendant at URSSAF and was delightfully surprised with the reality of being in and out of the appointment in fifteen minutes
• What Kristin did to get her name into the community once she received her right to work and how her private practice took off
• The challenges Kristin experienced shortly after starting her own private practice in France in terms of social charges and taxes
• Kristin’s perspective on raising her children in France, including her experience sending her children to public schools in France
• Her move to Lyon from Paris and why she says she was dragged there “kicking and screaming”, and eventually how she moved to Geneva, Switzerland from Lyon
• The cultural differences between the rigid, negative attitude one can find in France and how this can be challenging to adjust to as an American“