I moved from New York to France for my wife's career. Her life has changed, but I'm surprised how little mine has.

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Pablo Andreu

• My wife and I moved from New York to Versailles so she could attend her dream graduate program.
• People think my life here must be glamorous, but it's remained largely unchanged.
• I've learned the importance of putting myself out there in order to make the most of a new place.

We're a 10-minute walk from the Palace of Versailles. My wife attends ISIPCA, one of the most prestigious graduate perfumery programs in the world, and I'm an American writer living right outside Paris.