Sete early morning
Friday, 28 April 2017 to Thursday, 4 May 2017
The sun was out today, but a weak one at that. It was still a miserable 9°C outside this morning, too cold for my skin; I had to cover up with a layer or two, and that was inside. But the cold weather during the last week had been a blessing in disguise; it allowed me to Continue reading
View from Mont St. Clair
Friday, 14 April 2017 to Thursday, 20 April 2017
This morning was Good Friday, and what a good Friday in turned out to be! We were on our way out the building for a walk when a cursory glance towards the mailbox revealed two white envelopes with our names on. Turns out it was the acknowledgement of receipt from the OFII (French Office of Immigration and Integration) in Montpellier advising that they had indeed received and processed our documentation we posted to them a while back. Truth be told, we were rather worried about this step in the process so you can imagine our sincerest relief when we found these envelopes. As Neil Armstrong would have said “A small step for mankind, a giant leap for this man and woman…”, or something like that. Continue reading
Montpellier
Friday, 24 March 2017 to Thursday, 30 March 2017
Rain was forecast for Friday and it was spot-on… we just can’t seem to shake the rain from our lives. For most of the day there was no break in the gently falling wetness so we stayed indoors, trying to get into a working rather than a relaxing mood. Now that we felt 100% settled in Séte it came easier, but it was still a battle of wills, a battle between my will and my mind’s will. Continue reading