OUR LIFE IN CHALABRE: An American Expat in the South of France

BEANIE ARRIVES IN CHALABRE (April 2005) Beanie in Reseda in January before her long journey began, still bearing her "BCS4ME" license plate (mysteriously vanished in transit) Beanie in Chalabre in front of her new home Beanie proudly displaying her new (albeit temporary) French license plate (the last 11 stands for "Aude", departments being numbered in alphabetical order) Beanie hits the road leaving Chalabre (eastward) Beanie on the road en route to Rennes-le-Chateau with passenger Maggie and her chauffeur