Courtesy of Amanda Rollins
- Amanda Rollins, 34, moved from Massachusetts to Paris six years ago.
- After experiencing the food, free healthcare, and a lower cost of living, she doesn't plan on returning.
- Rollins is in the process of applying for French citizenship.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Amanda Rollins, an American from Massachuetts who moved to Paris six years ago. The conversation was edited for length and clarity.
I started learning French in sixth grade when I was 12, and I loved it. I I kept studying French all through school: I was in AP French in high school, and president of the French club. And then when I went to college, I minored in French.