Things I’ve Eaten France: Part 1
Remember in the early days of social media when everyone was like "nobody cares what you have for lunch?" And then literal nazis started posting the worst takes imaginable? And…
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Updating everything my mom left out
Hi this is my first post so I don't know how much or what to write about but I'm giving it a shot. I know my mom has been writing…
Métro Boulot Dodo
One of my favorite phrases that M. Richardson taught us in High School French was "métro, boulot, dodo." It basically means, "I take the metro, I go to work, I…
Lazy Sunday
This morning, we walked over to our local open air market and bought the supplies for a picnic lunch. Lilian came with us this time, and it was so heartening…
Feeling Hot Hot Hot
Today we learned a valuable lesson. Just because the French don't generally wear shorts or flip-flops, it's not a good idea to go sightseeing wearing a black t-shirt, long black…
Our First Full Day in Lyon!
As promised, this is what the stairwell of our Airbnb looks like: Lots of character, lots of walking carefully to make sure I don't trip and fall and break my…
Bienvenue de Lyon!
We made it! We had a bit of a complicated journey, with me on a roundtrip ticket and Kristian and Lilian flying one-way. It worked out well that we flew…
Bon Voyage!
I've resurrected this blog, because... we're moving to Lyon, France in a little less than two weeks. Zomg, how did that happen? (Umm, Hope, you made some plans and then…