Saturday Catherine, the head English professor at Charvieu middle school, has decided to take me under her wing. She proudly declares that she is my French mom. I’m pretty happy with that. She’s done a lot of looking out for me. Late Friday night, she sent me a text asking if I’d like to take …
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November 27, 2020
Friday Started the day with a 10am trip to the store in Pont Chéruy with my landlady. As with many French folks, she’s very brusque and matter of fact. She made sure to let me know that the store we’d be visiting was actually a very little one and that normally she did her shopping …
November 26, 2020
Thursday Thanksgiving day! It was so strange to be away from home. I’ve never missed a holiday with my family before. Thankfully, the people in my life here went out of their way to make it a really great day. Catherine picked me up for my day at the Charvieu school at 8am. As we …
November 25, 2020
Wednesday My day of rest and recovery! My challenge of the day centered on my remaining food. I had purchased food assuming I would be going to the market every Wednesday with Mme Bodet or my landlady. However, the night before, Mme Bodet informed me that would not be possible. She and her husband would …
November 24, 2020
Tuesday Today was my first day taking the bus out of Anthon. Though I started work at 9, the last bus for the morning was at 7:30. I hopped on and my students were thrilled to see me. I sat in the back so I could listen to The Daily podcast. Luckily, I had brought …
November 23, 2020
Monday Today was one of those days where you wake up exhausted. I could feel the bags under my eyes. Naturally, I was running behind my usual pace. I heard a knock at the door at 8:30 and discovered Mme Bodet standing outside. She asked if I was ready to leave for school, the boys …
November 22, 2020
Sunday A day with absolutely no commitments. Not many times you can say that in life right? My law school applications are officially done! I feel a mix of relief and utter disbelief. All we can do now is keep our fingers crossed 🤞 I did nothing on Sunday. I lounged, I napped, I started …
November 21, 2020
Saturday We love the weekend! This morning Mme Bodet took me and her son into town to run some errands. In the car she tried to insist that he talk with me in English, but he is super stubborn about not talking at all. I totally understand. What 13 year old wants to sit and …
November 20, 2020
Friday I was really excited to get the day started because I finally had my appointment at the bank. My lovely neighbor, Mme Bodet, insisted on coming with me as my translator. Thank goodness she did! We arrived with all of my paperwork ready, only to discover that I would not be allowed to open …
November 19, 2020
Thursday Mme Bodet and I hopped in the car Thursday morning to drive over to Charvieu. She brought a plate of coconut meringues for her friend, Mme Mille, who is the principal of the school. When we arrived the two of them sat down for some tea while I headed off to meet Catherine. She …
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