If you do one thing outside of budget on your trip to Barcelona, go inside Sagrada Familia Temple. The large Catholic Church draws tourist from around the world. In 2010 Pope Benedict XVI declares the temple a minor Basilica. The unfinished work by Antoni Gaudi is different than any other church. Its vastness alone is…
Remembrance Day in Capestang was very special. A group of retired residents, families and children from the school, along with their teachers, members of the police department and the mayor and his men, meet at the City hall to walk in a procession towards the statue with the grand stair well. The building looks…
Halfway through summer holidays and I am nothing short of exhausted. All our students this year are little, between 10-13 years old, and most arrive with nearly zero of their new second language; no ability to construct a sentence, and very limited vocabulary. Of course not, as they only start really learning English in 6eme their…
Like this photo, when you visualize the course of your immediate future, what do you see on the horizon? New Year’s Resolutions 2013 It is the season for vowing to stop smoking, lose ten pounds and stop yelling at your kids. Do resolutions work for you? Here is my list… Finish My Book I had…
Merry Christmas to all our family and friends around the world. We would like to share our Christmas with you. Please feel free to view the photo gallery. I added extra shots for you to enjoy. Our first friends showed up around 7:30 with their four kids. I envisioned feeding all the children first, while…
Since moving to southern France, we have pointed many tourists to the Canal du Midi for a relaxing bike ride along the shady tree covered path, where you make your own breeze on a hot summer’s day. Except one problem… I never did it before today! Another tick? off my 40 before 40 list,…
A vacation is what you take, when you can no longer take, what you’ve been taking. Earl Wilson It’s winter break! Two weeks in winter during the school year when the children go skiing. It is better known as ski break. Most families in France pack up their families to the Pyrenees or the Alps depending…
At three weeks before we move! Here are my thoughts…. (if too random, I apologise in advance…) I handed in my official resignation letter to Pierre Polard the mayor of Capestang as municipal councilor. He sent me a letter back thanking me for my time, friendship and contributions to the city of Capestang. He went on to say…
Living as a Canadian expat in France we notice some subtle differences. And others we just shake our heads and wonder, ‘How on earth did they get to that conclusion?’ #1 Line-Ups An interesting formation at the end of the customer service desk at the local Auchan, I thought maybe it was a one time…
French law states that “Foie gras belongs to the protected cultural and gastronomical heritage of France.” It is the liver of a duck fattened by force-feeding corn down the bird’s throat. Hungary produces 10% and Bulgaria 6% of this product and ships to France. 80% is produced in country but there is a good chance you…