Our hairdresser Hughes, from Twin’s Hair Design here in Capestang France, gave me my new French-looking hairdo, honored us by inviting us to his home for the King’s Cake tradition. Like many people of the South of France, Hughes speaks another language, and has been very accepting and helpful to our family during our first…
Daniel and his team had their second handball match against neighboring towns and villages. Now that he understands more of the language, he has been improving with passing and scoring. Although the team as a whole lost to some pretty tough players, Daniel shows great promise as a strong player. We were very proud! To…
HOW TO MAKE HUMMUS What is Hummus? An Arabic or Middle Eastern food spread made from chickpeas, garlic, lemon juice, tahini (sesame paste) and seasoning. Prep Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 10 minutes Ingredients: 1 16 oz can of chickpeas or garbanzo beans 1/4 cup liquid from can of chickpeas 3-5 tablespoons lemon juice (depending on taste)…
Yay, it’s market Day! Each morning we go out and buy our daily fresh foods, but usually we don’t make it as far as the Great Market Hall, with ABC, Tesco Express and Spar markets, all on our city block. On special days, where I might crave a fresh Langos, (fried bread) or…
I have a beef! I read about House Hunter’s International online, and saw some negative comments about the show. Some people are posting that the stories are fabricated! WHAT!! One person went on to say that many of the young people move to other countries…
Our family had a fabulous experience filming a TV show for HGTV! It started with a comment on our family adventure website ‘That’s Hamori’ from Leopard Films, and a producer named Kadijah. She happened across our journal, while searching for people moving to Europe and asked me if I had heard of House Hunters International….
Here we go again. it is the beginning of another summer in south of France, running our Gite and B&B as a linguistic homestay program. I have two 15 year old girls from the North, who started their summer vacations earlier than the children in the south. They will enjoy empty parking lots, and beaches…
Live your Life’s Dream! Do what you have always wanted to do and everything falls into place. Pursuing your own happiness, accomplishing the things that actually make you happy and not what you think should make you happy, could be the answer. Instead of making the same resolutions as New Years past, to lose 10…
The secret to all my yummy Hungarian Food!Start off by browning some onions and maybe a little garlic, a fresh tomato, a bell pepper, add salt and pepper, 1 tablespoon Hungarian paprika, stir the whole time, add your chicken, pork or beef cover and turn down to med-low for one hour and you have the base for Hungarian…
“I think music in itself is healing. It’s an explosive expression of humanity. It’s something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we’re from, everyone loves music.” Billy Joel Some people listen to music to lift their spirits. For others it is a stress relief, a moment during the day when everything else…