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☆ 34-year-old quit her 6-figure tech job to make pastries in France for $30,000 a year: 'I'm happier here than in the U.S.'
  + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Jennifer Liu Valentina Duarte | Jennifer Liu | In Jljenniferliu | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +9 min
In late 2022, Valcourt left the U.S. to move to France and go to pastry school. Valerie Valcourt moved to France in late 2022 to go to pastry school, which was a childhood dream. After some online research, she applied to a pastry school in Paris, got accepted and quit her job. Valerie Valcourt's pastry school program included three months of intensive culinary and language classes, followed by a four-month internship at a Michelin-level restaurant. Most of Valerie Valcourt's meals come from her restaurant job, but she spends roughly 20 euros ($21.43) per week.
Persons: Valerie Valcourt, Valcourt, She's, Chabran, Luis Carballo, Valerie Valcourt's, she's, It's Organizations: CNBC, Google, Michelin, France, Transportation, Apple, Spotify, Spotify Insurance, Peugeot Locations: U.S, France, Tournon, Seattle, Paris, Connecticut, Europe
☆ Former 6-figure tech worker earns $22K baking pastries in France—how much her life abroad costs
  + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Jennifer Liu | In Jljenniferliu | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +3 min
Valerie Valcourt has lived all around the U.S. in Seattle, New York City and Washington, D.C. But she made her biggest move yet last year when she quit her six-figure Big Tech job to go to pastry school in France. She'd always wanted to live abroad and go to culinary school, so she began researching her options. Valerie Valcourt quit her job as an executive assistant and moved to France for culinary school in her 30s. Valerie Valcourt American who moved to France for pastry schoolTo start, her employer covers her seasonal housing, at least until April when a new intern class starts.
Persons: Valerie Valcourt, She'd, Valcourt, I'm, she's Organizations: Big Tech, CNBC Locations: Seattle , New York City, Washington, France, Seattle, Connecticut, Pont, l'Isere, Europe, Switzerland, Paris, London
☆ 34-year-old quit her 6-figure tech job to go to pastry school in France: 'What would I want to be doing that would bring me joy?'
  + stars: | 2024-03-10 | by ( Jennifer Liu | In Jljenniferliu | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +4 min
She'd always wanted to go to culinary school abroad and, after some online research, submitted her application to a French school on a whim. Tuition ranges from 4,300 euros ($4,666) for two months of just cooking lessons, or up to 18,700 euros ($20,290) for a year-long program with cooking lessons, pastry lessons, French lessons and an internship. She officially moved to France in January 2023 and began her accelerated three-month program of intensive pastry courses and French lessons, followed by a four-month internship. Valcourt says the best things about her pastry job are learning new skills and working with her hands. Looking back, she's grateful her first try at culinary school didn't pan out.
Persons: Valerie Valcourt, it's, Valcourt, She'd, —, France Valcourt, she's Organizations: Big Tech, Seattle, CNBC Locations: South, France, Seattle, New York, Connecticut, Pont, l'Isere
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