Yesterday was mayoral elections here in France. The mayor of Lyon, Grégory Doucet, was up for re-election (he was elected to his first term in 2020). His main opponent, Jean-Michel…
On Saturday, we enjoyed a picnic at the Parc de la Tête d'Or in Lyon. We traveled via the Vélo'v eBike service. We enjoyed our food, even if we had to fight off a couple of geese. We visited the free zoo featuring giraffes, as well as the botanical garden, which inspired future explorations.
Last weekend, we hiked Mont Thou, starting with a 15-20 minute bus ride to Saint-Fortunat. Despite encountering steep sections, the trail was enjoyable, with friendly passersby. We discovered ancient stone huts called "Cabornes" and relaxed in meadows.
French farmers are protesting the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement, which eliminates tariffs and imposes import quotas. While farmers oppose it, wine producers have mixed feelings, and environmentalists strongly object. The deal was paused by the EU parliament. In contrast, a far-right march in Lyon saw minimal public support and response from authorities.
I had a hard time thinking of something interesting to say for today's entry. I mean, the highlight of my day was getting a free lunch in exchange for listening…
Tonight we went to Faneuil Hall, along with some of my classmates, to see a reading of My Dearest Friend: Letters of Abigail and John Adams. I figured that it…
Lisa tagged me today for seven random things. I just gotta say... You like me! You really like me! My first tag! I'm just so... so... so... emotional right now.…
Inspired by my friend Jennie (I may call her Jennie, you must call her Jenn), I started counting calories again. We both signed up for the new Calorie Count Plus…
It might not be a holiday themed latte in a whimsical cup from Starbucks, but we are getting sushi tonight. Yum. This is the worst blog entry ever. EVAR! Curse…
There are two things that I currently have a love/hate relationship with. Those would be Starbucks and Christmas Creep. I hate Starbucks and the fact that we saw a million…
I just submitted my grad school application. I filled out the form, uploaded my essays, gave them my credit card information and then hit that little "submit" button. *Pauses. Freaks…
Yesterday was a study in contrasts. We spent the morning baby-sitting my nephew and the afternoon shopping for a suit for Kristian downtown. My sister had one request for us…
We're at a bar in Brooklyn and I'm posting from Kristian's Treo... again. Tomorrow I promise stories about naked baby hugs and two-thousand dollar suits. I promise.