Climat de France Lyon

... well it may seem trivial and unimportant to the rest of you but I know that it was a step closer to the family for us. The last au pair Jean, whoooo I have heard some stories, but more recently I realized how much of a blessing I must be to them compared to her. Julie hated Jean. She was not affectionate, warm or talkative. She was the exact opposite of me, so needless to say I can see it in their eyes and feel it in their faces that they care for me ...

... res. Déjà, on voyait que les rues étaient pleine de gens.

La fête des lumière est un festival toujours autour du 8 decembre (pour dire : MERCI MARIE...lire sur wikipedia si vous etes interessés). Partout dans la ville, on retrouve différentes illuminations sur les batiments ou autres jeu de lumières préparés par différents artistes. C'est très jolie mais ya bcp bcp trop de monde...

... t think it rained the whole time I was there, which made a welcome change from the UK!

Speaking of the UK, I've also just got back from a weekend in Bath (yes, I know, packing a lot in to my last few weeks here!). It is a lovely town, if expensive, and made lovelier by the fact it's Xmas time and all the lights and decorations were up. Anyway, Bath will have to wait for another blog as I need to go and do some work.

Looking forward to some hot weather soon,

xox Hannah

... what is right for me, and my future, I can 100% say yes. I can be so sure because for some odd reason I cant wait for the 9 ½ months I get to be pregnant. Some of you women maybe think I am crazy, and maybe I am because I don’t know yet, but I cant exactly explain the feeling I have about it. It’s the one thing in the world that makes be grateful to be a woman. Not because of the “power” we can yield with men, or the feminists ...

... small stuff like I used to. I think so much of my attitude in France this time around has to do with where I am in life as opposed to where I was before. And I don’t care who wants to argue with me, specifically my older friends who are still in college, but graduating college, at least for me, changes your outlook on life. I mean I cant even really describe the way that it has changed me, but in so many ways more than one I have grown from ...

... weight loss last year I took advantage of being skinny and stopped working out. But France won’t let me keep doing that, so sneakers are back out and my food limitations are stricter all thanks to FRANCE.

This stomach issue has forced me to be completely lactose free, which is ridiculous in France I know. I don’t eat cheese, milk, yogurt or dairy of any kind at all, ever. If I ...

... 1087;е 79;ничаю, в бушон звоня 90; люди и хотят забро 85;ирова& #1090;ь столи 82;. Даже несмо 90;ря на мое ск ...

... not English, and having fun! After the break we discussed switching numbers and all going out together. I am a tiny bit bummed that I am missing tonight, the first night out, but they will explore for me and I will go next time. I have my own plans at the beach this weekend and I am anticipating it so much.

After class we switch numbers and stood around making plans for tonight. After staying 15 minutes or so after ...

... movies, museums and more in Lyon.

The last Au pair was a single child from Shanghai who had little French skills, no cooking, driving or childcare experience. Somehow she lied to the Au pair agency and it was a bad year for both the family and the girl. There was a HUGE language barrier, no relationship with Julie created, inability to drive and no interest in adventuring outside the home or making friends with non Chinese speaking people. I luckily know how to drive; thanks to ...

... between the two. Anything I could say clearly in French, I said in French. He used English where appropriate. Somehow, between the two, it was extremely easy to communicate. He told me that French people don't like strangers, seeming to indicate that Morroccans count as "strangers" although he was born in France. We talked about travelers. "There are Australians everywhere!" I said. "That's because there's not much to see in ...