Sunday Throughout the week, Catherine had been texting me and insisting that we set up a picnic on Sunday to say goodbye. She wanted to invite the principals that I worked with and Madame Bodet. She insisted that we have it in Crémieu because of the beautiful views. I spent a lot of the week …
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April 10, 2021
Saturday I woke up and had my breakfast while enjoying the news. I got to have a long phone call with my mom, dad, and cat. We chatted about market plans for the summer and all the things we’re excited to do when I get home. I’m getting more and more excited to see people. …
April 9, 2021
Friday I locked myself away for the day and worked on my blog post for Colmar. It ended up being a lot more extensive than I originally planned, but I wanted to do the history tour correctly for the folks who follow along with my misadventures. In the afternoon, I started work on a scrap …
April 8, 2021
Thursday I was awoken by a phone call from Mme Bodet around 11. She insisted that we go off to the bank immediately. I asked if I could take 30 minutes to shower and get ready because I’d just woken up, but she said no that it wasn’t possible. I asked if we could go …
April 7, 2021
Wednesday I had a slow morning on Wednesday. I made breakfast and watched the news. I took time to finish my last baby blanket before my 2:45 meeting with Nawel. The weather was super windy and gross so I didn’t bother going out for walk. Nawel met me down at the little park with her …
April 6, 2021
Tuesday Well- it was time to start the preparations for my return to the US. I knew that I wouldn’t have space for my books, so I put in a call to my neighbor Catherine J and asked her to help me ship them. Conveniently, she had a shift at the post office at 2pm. …
April 5, 2021
Monday I had a 9:30am train back to Lyon. I cleaned up the Airbnb, gathered my things, and said goodbye to my last weekend get-away in France. The train was right on time and I got on without a problem. About an hour into the ride, we stopped for 30 minutes. The gendarmes came onto …
April 4, 2021
Sunday Happy Easter to everyone who celebrates! I got up bright and early to go to Mass at St. Matthieu’s church. It was an incredible experience. I sat at the back so I could see everything that was happening around me. I enjoyed being able to understand the stories that were being told and thought …
April 3, 2021
Saturday My goal for the day was to go through the tourist trail that I had researched the night before. It was quite a lengthy trail with 40 suggested sites spread across the city. I’ll do my best to take you along with me on the trip! At times it was a bit hard to …
April 2, 2021
Friday It was time to depart for my last minute vacation! I knew that this would be my last chance to travel in France this time around, so I packed my little backpack and headed out for the 8:30 bus to Meyzieu. The timing was perfect and I arrived in Lyon with about an hour …
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