Upcoming Radio Interviews with Carolyn Moncel

Upcoming Radio Interviews with Carolyn Moncel

Time: January 17, 2011 from 1pm to 1:30pm EST
Location: Works Cited with Loretta Walker on BlogTalkRadio.com
Website or Map: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/works-cited/2011/01/17/carolyn-moncel-interview
Phone: 917-932-8610
Event Type: live, radio, interview
Organized By: Carolyn Moncel

Please tune in on Monday, January 17 at 1PM EST when Carolyn Moncel, author of "Encounters in Paris, talks to Works Cited host Loretta Walker about her collection of short stories. Check out Carolyn's website at www.carolynmoncel.com.


Time: January 26, 2011 from 7pm to 7:30pm
Location: Artists First Radio Network Online
Website or Map: http://www.artistfirst.com/
Phone: 330-823-2264
Event Type: live, radio, interview

Please join Carolyn Moncel, author of "Encounters in Paris," on Wednesday, January 26 at 7 PM eastern standard time for a DELIGHTFUL show about her new book of short stories. Now, everyone knows that Paris is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. You're sure to fall in love there but Paris can also break your heart.  Tune in to find out why when I talk about the inspiration behind the book and much more. Check out my website at www.carolynmoncel.com, and don't forget to tune in at 7pm, January 26th, right here on The ArtistFirst Radio Network.

Encounters in Paris first Review!

PRAISE FOR

Encounters of Paris – A Collection of Short Stories

"Paris seems like the most romantic thing in the world, until you live there. "Encounters in Paris" is a collection of short stories from Carolyn Moncel and her protagonist Ellery Roulet, a nearing middle age woman working in Paris and finding out while there is love, there is also everything you hate about love. A fun read that blends plenty of romance, "Encounters in Paris" is quite the pick, recommended."

—The Midwest Book Review

Swiss Independence Day – American Style

My latest article on celebrating Swiss Independence Day

http://tinyurl.com/n658qp

Enfin! A Beauty Refuge for Women of Colour

Expatica.com published my article on both the French and Swiss editions today.

"Where can I find a hair salon?" is the #1 question women of color, especially, ask me about visiting, working, and living in Paris and now Geneva.

When in Paris or Geneva, check them out.

Here are more options from my pal, Priscilla Lalisse of Prissy Magazine in Paris.

Switzerland: Europe’s Best-kept Secret!

Expatica.ch, a really great English-speaking resource publication, interviewed me this week about living and working in Switzerland. It was a fun interview!

You can read it here: http://tinyurl.com/q43uho

People often ask me about the differences between working and networking in the United States and Europe. The differences are vast at times so soon I'll be blogging and tweeting regularly on these topics so stayed tuned!

 

In Praise of Pop Tarts – America’s New Ambassador …

Switzerland may be the most neutral of countries, but at times it can still be hard for foreigners to fit in completely. Take my daughters for example. They try really hard to balance being both American and French. Now that we are in Switzerland, it gets even more difficult. So on Friday, my oldest daughter came home from school and said in a huff, "Mommy, I get so tired of hearing kids say bad things about America." She didn't go into specifics so I didn't ask her right away. Once she calmed down, I asked her finally what she does when she hears negative things about home country. She said, "Well, usually, I argue with the kids but today I thought I'd do something different...I brought them a little taste of America – Pop Tarts!" Apparently, the girls on the playground loved the brown sugar cinnamon ones (our household favorites). Now, the entire class seems to be in love with them and planning to rush down to the American store to get their own boxes! It's nice to know that a package of boxed pastries has so much diplomatic power!

And now…German!

"Das ist falsche nummer. Ich bin nicht sandy."

"Danke" was my reply.

Proof that we are totally living in a global world and apparently I need to learn German now as well.

This all started yesterday, when my youngest daughter stayed home from school. It's finally getting warm here in Switzerland. While all of my daughter's symptoms seem to be those of a normal seasonal cold, no one wants to take chances these days with a growing epidemic of swine flu.

I should have called her teacher to say she wouldn't be in class, and her teachers would have certainly welcomed it. However, I know I wouldn't want someone calling me up at 6 am. So I texted one of her teachers and apparently I got the wrong number! Thankfully, I texted the other teacher as well so everything turned out fine.

"Das ist falsche nummer…" I'll have to remember how to say this. I get a lot of wrong numbers on my cell phone in both French and German. Up until this point, I've been able to reply with confidence in French and well, the other callers can at least understand me in English. One day, maybe, I can catch up to me kids with all of these languages. Then again, exactly whom am I kidding?