Bouguenais, France

... to be happy with our lives, did you know that? I'm some kind of a freak because I love that I'm alive, healthy, living in France, getting paid a lot for doing so little, etc, etc. Plus I'll just smile randomly when I remember little things, like Ashley ...

... seems to be one of the main subjects to talk about. In the States you don't ask people who they voted for, it's rude. In France that's the first question you ask people. At home, one of the first questions you ask people when you meet them is "What do you ...

April 1st, 2009 Happy April Fool's Day!! In France it's called the "poisson d'avril" or "fish of April" You make paper fish and put them on people's backs. It's apparently supposed to be hilarious. haha I have no idea why. The kids I baby sit for kept ...

11/28/08   My Thanksgiving dinner was not very big. Haha When I got home Dad had called me and I'd missed the calls, so I went to a pay phone and used up all the minutes I had left on my card. I got to talk to Dad, Mom, Tony, and Aunt Marge. While ...