About The Author
About Authors
Barbara Powell and Joe Doniach
Barbara Powell, an Oregon native and alumna of the University of Oregon and The Evergreen State College, first discovered international travel at age 20 while backpacking across Europe. That experience inspired subsequent journeys to many other countries. After meeting Joe Doniach, moving in together, remodeling their home, and retiring from a long career in local government, Barbara was ready for a transformative adventure abroad.
Joe Doniach, raised in the UK within a family of long-time wanderers, continued his globetrotting as a teenager after emigrating to the United States. His forty-year career as an international airline pilot nurtured a lifelong curiosity for new cultures. Together, Barbara and Joe relocated from Palo Alto to Lyon, France, embracing historic districts, local customs, and daily routines with deliberate curiosity and resilience.
Finding Our Way in France compiles their joint experiences, originally shared as blog entries for family and friends, into a candid memoir documenting French bureaucracy, physical resilience, and the intentional pursuit of cultural immersion. The work reflects their disciplined, observant approach and their commitment to navigating life abroad with clarity and insight.
A Shared Experience of Life Abroad
Barbara Powell, an Oregon native and alumna of the University of Oregon and The Evergreen State College, first discovered international travel at age 20 while backpacking across Europe. That experience inspired subsequent journeys to many other countries. After meeting Joe Doniach, moving in together, remodeling their home, and retiring from a long career in local government, Barbara was ready for a transformative adventure abroad.
Joe Doniach, raised in the UK within a family of long-time wanderers, continued his globetrotting as a teenager after emigrating to the United States. His forty-year career as a nurtured a lifelong curiosity for new cultures. Together, Barbara and Joe relocated from Palo Alto to Lyon, France, embracing historic districts, local customs, and daily routines with deliberate curiosity and resilience.
Finding Our Way in France compiles their joint experiences, originally shared as blog entries for family and friends, into a candid memoir documenting French bureaucracy, physical resilience, and the intentional pursuit of cultural immersion. The work reflects their disciplined, observant approach and their commitment to navigating life abroad with clarity and insight.
His forty-year career as a nurtured a lifelong curiosity for new cultures.
Barbara Powell, an Oregon native and alumna of the University of Oregon and The Evergreen State College, first discovered international travel at age 20 while backpacking across Europe. That experience inspired subsequent journeys to many other countries. After meeting Joe Doniach, moving in together, remodeling their home, and retiring from a long career in local government, Barbara was ready for a transformative adventure abroad.
Joe Doniach, raised in the UK within a family of long-time wanderers, continued his globetrotting as a teenager after emigrating to the United States. His forty-year career as a nurtured a lifelong curiosity for new cultures. Together, Barbara and Joe relocated from Palo Alto to Lyon, France, embracing historic districts, local customs, and daily routines with deliberate curiosity and resilience.
Finding Our Way in France compiles their joint experiences, originally shared as blog entries for family and friends, into a candid memoir documenting French bureaucracy, physical resilience, and the intentional pursuit of cultural immersion. The work reflects their disciplined, observant approach and their commitment to navigating life abroad with clarity and insight.
His forty-year career as an international airline pilot nurtured a lifelong curiosity for new cultures.