About Us

Our selfie from the iPad propped up on the car. France exploration trip, Fall 2014, by some gorgeous river in the Charente department of France.

We are Cindy and Theo, entering retirement, and looking forward to the adventures that await

As many of you know, we have been dreaming of living as expats for some time now. Cindy closed her residential interior design and home staging business in 2012 and is our main location researcher and expedition planner! Theo is retired from many years in high tech.

Theo grew up in Germany, and has worked in many of the world’s capitals, but has always had a wayward bent. He came to San Francisco with almost nothing in his pocket as a manager at Phillips almost 40 years ago and has never looked back. Moving to America was a dream of his that his hard work and dedication brought to fruition. Theo is most comfortable with people, places, and water nearby.

Cindy, on the other hand, is a country girl from the sticks in Colorado and quickly moved to California to escape the winters after graduating from college in 1985. She had not travelled the globe as extensively as Theo, but always longed to see first hand the art and architecture she had studied as an art major.

Since globetrotting around since 2011 to find the perfect place to spend our retirement, we finally settled on France as our destination. After exhaustive research of the weather, local economics, home styles, English speaking expat population, lifestyle, geographical beauty, infrastructure, shopping convenience, taxes, and just that gut feeling you have when you FIND it, this the story of our move to France from America and our life since.

Thank you for joining us on our crazy journey!

7 Responses to About Us

  1. MEG MASTERSON says:

    Cindy and Theo!

    so looking forward to “following you” on your adventure!

    • thecindy@mail.com says:

      We look forward to taking you ‘with us!’ Hope to see you and Les in France at some point when we settle down. Please keep in touch!

  2. Nancy Bartell says:

    I’m a friend of Jessica and she used to groom my briards Claire and Willow. She told me today about your blog and I’d love to be included. I’ve been to Provence ten times now and it holds a special place in my heart and mind.

    • thecindy@mail.com says:

      Bonjour Nancy. I remember Claire very well—she never cared much for any of us, but she was beautiful! To receive notices of new posts, simply put your email in the box to the right and hit ‘Subscribe.’ You’ll be sent a confirmation email to join the blog (be sure to check your junk folder too). We live in the ‘other’ south of France, but we love this area. If you’re ever interested in exploring the Dordogne, we’d be happy to host. A bientôt, j’espère. Cindy

  3. Hendrik says:

    Hi Theo,

    haven’t seen you for a looooong time. What a pitty that I missed you and Cindy in Bad Godesberg, but I was travelling in France with my family. Can’t remember that you were such a good dancer, but you never should stop learning!

    Great page, great Project and for sure I will follow you on your adventure in Bordeaux!

    Cheers and hope to meet you and Cindy in the near future.

    Hendrik

  4. Tracey Spadavecchia says:

    My husband is Italian and I am originally from the UK. WE currently reside in Santa Fe, NM. I have lived all over the USA and four times in New Orleans!! We are about to head down to Florida for a few months and will be leaving USA to get back to Europe. We are very excited to be back in Europe after being in the USA for over 20 years. We plan on going to the Languedoc region for about 8 months and giving France a chance! Cannot wait to travel around and go into Spain and we adore Italy so thanks for sharing your adventures as I know your blog will be a great resource for us.

    • Cindy Loevenich says:

      I hope our adventures and small victories along the way will help you in your search for the perfect place. I look forward to being in touch!

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