Behind that chocolatine traveller is me, Emila. Teacher, quiche maker, Drama queen, kitty and puppy enthusiast, Harry Potter worshiper. I was named after my great grandmother and I used to hate my name as a child because nobody knew that name and everyone would call me Emilia or Emilie or Amélie or Amélia,... Back then I didn't realise how cool it was to have such an unusual and original name. Now I feel blessed because it makes me unique so, merci maman.
 

      I was a very shy yet cheerful kid and I'd never let my mom go 50m away without me. I used to never go over a friend's house for a sleepover, I was afraid of people I didn't know and big cities made me very nervous. I had an extremely happy childhood living in a small town by the ocean in the South West of France raised by loving parents. Having a busy father, my parents didn't give me the taste of travelling and adventure but they did teach me to be ambitious and to work hard to get what I want. For a long time I wished to own a house very close to my parents' and in the same town to be able to see them everyday. I'd say I radically changed my mind when I was 17 as I had to give up on my dream to become a professional contemporary dancer due to an injury (and a serious breakdown). I assume I just turned this dream into another one: travel the world and live abroad. So since then I never stop dreaming about it and I worked hard to turn my dreams into reality. And let me tell you everyone, hard work does pay off!

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         La Chocolatine Voyageuse is going to be about these experiences I'm lucky to live and about my views on expat life in general and everything that it implies.​

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        Oh! Some of you must wonder what on earth is a "chocolatine"... It's simply how we call a "pain au chocolat" in the South West of France (it's more accurate and cuter, isn't it).