I’m back, baby! The flight over was relatively uneventful. I managed to stuff exactly 50 pounds into each of my checked bags. I also managed to stuff several books and…
Monday was my birthday! I don't feel 44, but apparently that's what it says on my driver's license. Monday was also a strike day, with most of the public transit…
Today we went to Aix-Les-Bains. Me and my dad having our little cafe on the train to Aix-Les-Bains. We got a little caffeine once we got to town. We rented…
The good news? We got a bank account! The bad news? We still haven't heard back about the apartment. I'm told that these things can take a few days, so…
Today was Lilian’s first day of classes! Wednesdays are a short day for French students, so they got to ease their way in with just three classes. I messed up…
(Rentrée scolaire is the French equivalent of back to school) Today was orientation at Lilian’s school. We were all pretty nervous, so it was a huge relief when Lilian met…
Today, we had our first run-in with bureaucracy. We showed up at the bank for our appointment to open an account, only to discover that they wanted us to have…
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…