From Sabbatical with a Toddler to Life in Toulouse

In August 2024, two weeks after Mara turned three, our little family made our big move from Fullerton, California to Toulouse, France. Before that we spent a year traveling and living in different countries as part of Wylie’s sabbatical. This site is a collection of stories from our sabbatical adventure and now updated stories of our lives in Toulouse. Thanks for reading.

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About Us

Hi! We are Sofie Leon and Wylie Ahmed, expats from the US building our new lives in Toulouse, France with our daughter, Mara. I (Sofie) started the “Sabbatical with a Toddler” blog to document our year of travel during Wylie’s sabbatical and decided to keep it up after our permanent move to Toulouse, France… Read more.