Oui, un peu. That was my typical response to someone asking if I speak French until this week. Now, day by day, I can feel myself turning into a French language master! This week I started an intensive French course at Alliance Française, a language school in the heart of the city. I was lucky…
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2016-The Year of the Baby!
Happy New Year! I hope all of you had wonderful holidays and got to spend plenty of quality time with family and friends. We were blessed to be able to celebrate Christmas in Paris. Christmas Eve, Matt and I attended Midnight Mass at a heavily guarded Notre Dame. Temporary fences provided a wide perimeter around…
A Medieval Tale: Carcassone
Part of the fun craziness of Matt’s new job is not knowing where we’re headed next. A few weeks ago we got a calendar outlining our assignments after Toulouse, but just yesterday Matt found out things might change again. Unfortunately the change means we might be headed out of Toulouse for about six weeks to stay…
Toulouse à Pied (or Running in Toulouse)
I could almost title this entry “running around” as busy as we typically are, but instead I’ll focus on what it’s like being a runner in France (Toulouse to be specific). I’m inspired by the fact that we signed up for our first 5K in Toulouse. This coming Sunday, we’ll be joining hundreds of other…
Wheels of Freedom in Toulouse
We are officially official. Our VélôToulouse cards came in the mail this week, so now we have our city wheels and the freedom that comes with them! If you’ve been following my blog regularly, you might have picked up on the fact that I find riding around on a bike (especially if a skirt and…
La Fête Nationale (a.k.a. Bastille Day)
This past weekend was a long one and full of parties and celebrations, which is probably why both Matt and I ended up with colds this week. Let me just say that Europeans really know how to party. Obviously our poor bodies weren’t quite up to the challenge. Let’s start with start with Bastille Day here…
Five Tips for Surviving Une Coup de Cheveux in France
I am fairly girly. I will admit it. I love makeup and pretty clothes and getting pampered at a salon. Salons in the U.S. are great, but I envisioned getting my hair done in France as an exotic treat–after all, that’s where many of the top hair and makeup brands seem to be based. When we were…
Bienvenue à Toulouse
This morning we woke up in Toulouse. It’s been a week since we’ve moved to France (though the majority of our time so far was spent on vacation in Paris) and still it’s hard to believe that this is our new home. We officially embarked for France the last Thursday in May. I spent our…
Heading into the Home Stretch
Today marks a milestone in our journey. Well, actually tomorrow will, but today we head to Atlanta so we can complete the final stage of securing our work visas–interviews with the French Consulate. That means, if all goes well, in two weeks we’ll be on a plane to France. There’s only one song that can…
I Wish…
I could take him with us. I mean, he does fit perfectly in the suitcase. All he needs is a passport! And then there’s this face:
Eat, Drink, Move (Repeat) 