June 16th, 2010 | by James Dalrymple | published in Features, Interviews, Work
Nicola Piroth is a play therapist with a private practice in Grenoble. She talks to Grenoble Life about creative approaches to psychotherapy, her international background and setting up a ‘cabinet’ in France.
June 14th, 2010 | by James Dalrymple | published in Features, Info & Advice, Interviews
Maighread Gallagher, Secretary of the Celtic Connection in Grenoble, talks about the origins of the association, the events it organises and celebrating St Patrick’s Day in style.
June 2nd, 2010 | by Sylvie Leroux | published in Features, Info & Advice, Work
Sylvie Leroux is account manager at ETC Logos, a company specialising in relocating foreign employees to the Grenoble area. Here are some of her top tips for successful relocation.
May 18th, 2010 | by Felicity Lodge | published in Features, Info & Advice, Life & Culture
Felicity Lodge is a Grenoble-based financial planner with The Spectrum IFA Group, offering independent financial planning advice for expatriates in the Alps region. Here is her guide to life insurance in France.
May 11th, 2010 | by Patrick Owen | published in Comment, Features, Info & Advice, Work
Patrick Owen shares his experience starting an English teaching business, becoming an Auto-entrepreneur and dealing with France’s particular administrative complexity and love of acronyms.
May 4th, 2010 | by James Dalrymple | published in Comment, Features, Life & Culture
Grenoble Life editor James Dalrymple blogs on his experience with French childcare in Grenoble and the difficulties getting that all-important place at a crèche.
April 28th, 2010 | by James Dalrymple | published in Features, Interviews, Work
Nearly one year on from their first meeting, Grenoble Life catches up with Kris Leroy, the American founder of Grenoble-based soft furnishings design company LEROY & SCARPA, France, previously Chic Throws.
March 16th, 2010 | by James Dalrymple | published in Features, Interviews, Work
Trudi Penkler is a psychologist, psychotherapist and ‘Intercultural Consultant’ with her own practice, Active Adaptation Counselling, in Grenoble. In the first of a two-part interview, she talks to Grenoble Life about helping foreigners adapt to life in a new culture, going professional in France, and being a Ghostbuster!
March 4th, 2010 | by Gregg West | published in Comment, Features
Gregg West is an American history and geography teacher at Cité Scolaire Internationale. In this explosive article for Grenoble Life, he describes his career-long efforts to change the education system in France.
February 8th, 2010 | by John Lubbock | published in Comment, Features, Info & Advice
Are you a student or a new arrival and want to know how to live in Grenoble on a budget? Expatriated Brit John Lubbock has learnt the hard way, and has kindly agreed to share his tips and experience with Grenoble Life readers.