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Annie André

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I’m a bilingual North American with Thai and French Canadian roots who's been living in the south of France for almost 10 years.

I love writing weird, wonderful, interesting, forgotten, and fascinating articles for intellectually curious people amazed by France, French culture, and world travel.

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