Confessions of a Paris Potty Trainer (American in Paris)

I read her previous book, Confessions of A Paris Party Girl, and that was fun, but her second book is better. At least I related to it more. Her first book told the story of a party girl moving to France and ended with her marriage to a Frenchman. This book began with her pregnancy. I love the insights into the different ways the French handle things, like finding an apartment and going to doctor visits, not to mention the difference between giving birth in the U.S. and in France. "By the time I announced the pregnancy to my boss, I had been employed at my French company about a year. I hadn't quite gotten used to the lax French working style and the fact that they only actually work about half the year, once you factor in national holidays, a minimum of five weeks' vacation, and coffee breaks. "So I was shocked to learn I would be getting sixteen weeks of maternity leave. what would I do with all the time? Sure, take care of my baby. But as someone who has worked every day of her life since age 14, the prospect of four months sans travail was hard to imagine." Getting the baby a passport, finding the baby a school, trying to re-establish her party life with her friends, I relished the journey with Vicki. It was one of those books that I had a hard time putting down. Luckily, I had it on my Kindle, so I could pick it up anytime I had a few spare minutes and finished it in just a few days.

I bought this book with just a quick perusal because I am currently working on potty training my first child. It is a funny memoir (echoing the experiences of many other American writers) that delves into the quirks of the French, but there is no mention of the French take on potty training, professional or otherwise, in the book. A fun read, but ultimately not what I was looking for.

Vicki has a wonderfully dry sense of humor and wit in her writing that I really enjoy! She has an ability to create a scene that makes you feel like you were an observer, chuckling at the same time at the humor in the situation or touched by the emotion present. I read her previous book, and along with this one they focus on her life moving to Paris and (in this latter book) beginning her family. Lets face it, a big reason to read books set overseas instead of in (say) Los Angeles is that one wants to get a flavor of what it is like to pick everything up and move overseas. This book has a fair amount of stories about her encounters with the French bureaucracy, medical system, and just fellow Parisians. At times I felt the content focused more on her life, as opposed to her life in France, which to me detracted a bit from the reason I chose this book. But there are plenty of stories about her life abroad, delightfully told. I hope there are plans for more books in the pipeline!

THIS B OOK IS PRETTY GOOD MUCH BETTER THEN I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE. I ENJOYED IT.

An American party girl settles down to have babies in Paris. Vicki finds herself being on total bed rest with baby #2 which not only produces a healthy baby girl, but out pops another hilarious book! Vicki has her own way of sharing the ups and downs of French bureaucracy, healthcare system, living in small spaces and all... We think it's all so glamorous, but she lives a real life in Paris.

I love Vicki's humorous writing style. She writes those things we are all thinking and in such a funny way. I want to hear more about her beautiful family!

This book was the first one of Vicki's I read and I loved it, and even spent more on another one or two. I normally enjoy expats' from the UK who move to another country because they do so well telling their story and are so very funny. Vicki is the first American author I've read who does it just as well and had me laughing out loud.

I love Vicki’s humor. She truly makes me laugh and talks about her experiences openly and candidly which I can always appreciate. I have already read two of her memoirs and I can’t wait to read the rest of them!

From the moment I started reading this book I was hooked! The wonderful descriptions of life in Paris and life there was brilliant. Would love to hear more!

You remember Vicki from the Confessions of a Paris party girl ? She's back! Not only must she now fight French bureaucracy, but she's becoming a mother in Paris and obviously it's not an easy task... Very entertaining, I laughed out loud and could not put it down and even though I'm French, I loved reading about French bureaucracy and apartment hunting in paris. Hilarious !

Easy read you won't want to put down! If you liked Confessions of a Paris Party Girl, you will enjoy following Vicki's adventures as she evolves from Party Girl to Potty Trainer. Just as funny (and sarcastic) as the first book, especially for those of us foreigners navigating through French bureaucracy.

These memoirs are easy read and entertaining....they give an amusing insight into the world of a foreigner living in Paris.