Hotel Des Moulins Allauch
3 Traverse des Charmettes Allauch, Provence, 53041, France
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Lost in Translation
I find myself feeling fairly confident with French especially in the safe cocoon of school. Then, I try to have a spontaneous conversation with the rest of the world and it does not always translate. Over dinner I told my housemother that I used to be a man(was trying to tell a childhood story). She paused for a moment before just roaring with laughter while trying to clarify what I had just said.
Exhaustion and Rest
... attempted sleep.
Sleep went slightly better. Little D went down at 8pm... but then threw a party from 9pm until midnight. And then was able to sleep (with normal nursing breaks) until 8:30am. Still... midnight isn't outside the realm of normal bedtimes, especially in Europe, so... definitely progress.
On Saturday, we had Thanksgiving. As in the states, the preparation was an all-day affair. But between work and baby, it's not ...
Arrival
My first stop in France is Aix-en-Provence where I have enrolled in the IS French language school. I have five weeks of school before I start working as a ski patroller at Val Thorens in the Alps.
I left Denver, Colorado on Saturday November 05, 2011 and had connecting flights through Chicago and Munich before arriving in Marseille. I made ...
Day 7 - Roquebrune to Allauch
... massing of tourists.
Leaving Monaco, we made the choice to avoid the Riviera cities of Nice and Cannes, and so we zipped past on the motorway higher up on the cliffs. Once past the densely populated areas, I decided to leave the motorway to avoid more of the frequent toll booths and preserve our dwindling cash supply (most, though ...
I LOVE X!
It's been amazing. There is beauty EVERYWHERE. Even when I get lost I'm happy because I get to look around at the wonderful place I live. I have already explained what it's like here so many times, and if you want to know again, ask Christina to send the e-mail I sent her. But really, I dont exactly feel like writing it all down again. I'll post pictures to tell the story. Lots of random ones, but you will get a bit of an idea of what my new life is ...



