It’s been a big ten days for us here in Angers, filled with good times and meaningful wins! We’re grateful for all that’s transpired. First, you may remember that we’ve been studying both the book above and online since September for our written driving test, the first part of getting our French driving licenses. Last
The New Year has arrived and with it, a chance to look back at the exciting Christmas week holiday we spent with one of our children who came to visit us in Angers. It was a fun week and we kept busy, despite it being bitterly cold and each of us getting mildly sick with
We have so much to be thankful for, living in the lovely Loire Valley in France. We count our blessings in all of these areas: Though we are missing our friends and family in the U.S., we hope that each of you are able to share time, meals, and traditions this week with those you
Quelle heure est-il? “What time is it?” Simple question, right? Not when you are learning French. The struggle to learn how to write and talk about the time of day is the frustrating experience that seems like it might break us right now, as there is unexpectedly so much nuance to learn about it. Expressions
I find myself posting less these days, not because there aren’t good and interesting things happening — there are, in fact we are working on a couple of new things that we’ll share soon. I think this is happening because living in France has become less like a “what adventure are we going to have
As mentioned recently in another post about our fall activities, we’re making a committed effort to increase our ability to speak and understand French. We’ve been taking French lessons twice weekly for the last three weeks. I can’t lie — it’s hard! Our teacher is tough and very focused on giving us a solid foundation
Yesterday was a day that epitomized what we hoped France would be like. We got up to a cool fall morning with some rain that ended by 10am, so the day was fresh. We hopped on the quiet and half empty tram (a novelty in a city with 45,000 university students) to go downtown to
We’ve made it back to Angers from our trip to the SF Bay Area and are looking ahead with excitement to what comes next for us this fall as the seasons change and we seek new opportunities to further integrate with the community and culture of Angers, France. Here’s what we’ve got planned for the