Chez les Lestrelin

Today was good as well… I feel that after classes start these entries are going to be limited to weekend travels and smaller updates. Anyways… Today we toured Avignon a bit and started to get acquainted.


Christophe talking about the Palais des Papes (behind him)

A view from the top of the Palais des Papes: a vineyard (empty) and the Rhône with the Pont d'Avignon.. you all know the song, don't lie.)

At 16h45 here (1145am in Cincy), I had my phone interview with Rotary for the scholarship. I think it went really well, and I should have some news on that in a week or so. Mr. Dineen (the chair of the committee) is going to see if there’s any way to work out my being in France with the regional interviews. It was amusing because the hotel didn’t have a phone and I didn’t want to use my cell (which Michel told me to do) so I had to use a phone booth next to a super-busy street for the interview… but it went well.

My (SUPER AWESOME) bedroom: (No, really, Cait and I feel like we're living in a Homes & Gardens magazine... so goregous. I'll take more photos of the house later... Promise.







view from my balcony. Yes. there is a balcony.

view from the other window. That's the avenue de la violette.

Isabelle made us an amazing dinner tonight for us two. She had to take the three older kids (there are four: Marie [12], Hugo [9], Tomas [7], and Pauline [3]) to the opéra, since they're in it. Anyways, it was delicious. A salad with beets and tomatoes. Tabouli. Brie. Bread. Quiche... amazing.




It's definitely a hard life here in France.