En France

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Bonne année! Happy New Year! We’ve arrived! After a cancelled flight on Thursday, we finally arrived in France Saturday morning at 6:30am local time–that’s 12:30am on the east coast in America. We then proceeded to stay up as long as possible in order to get used to the time change. Err…we’re still tired! And…Poppy is still waking up at about 2am and staying awake until 5am. Fortunately, Granny and Grandad are here to help with the kids.

We wanted to blog and post pictures sooner, but it has taken a couple of days to get internet setup in our apartment; our French isn’t that good after all! We went through orientation at the French school today and classes will start tomorrow. Adjustment to life in France overall has been smooth and we thank you for your continued prayers as we learn this language! Merci!

Here are just a few of the things that we’ve been experiencing:

  • Goat cheese pizza
  • Pink toilet paper
  • Gendamarie (police) with machine guns
  • Bonne année – “happy new year”
  • Granny and grandad’s help with the kids
  • Princess bubble bath–Disney princesses no less
  • Chocolate milk (called “Candy Up”), cheap cola
  • Letting agent made the mistake of telling the landlords that we speak French well
  • Landlady speaking French 100mph
  • Big block of cheese and cakes from our landlandy
  • People wanting to practice their English
  • Women on bus asked me how to get to the prison
  • 2 and 12 sound similar thus we’ve accidentally said we have 12 kids!
  • Pizza place across the street from us!
  • Lots of dogs as pets
  • Fresh bread on the cheap
  • Shoot in the cupboard for trash

4 responses to “En France”

  1. Mom Avatar
    Mom

    So glad to see pictures and hear how life has been going in France so far! The apartment looks nice. Is that sausage gravy in the cast iron skillet from home? What other things have you been cooking? Are you able to find familiar things?

  2. Helen Avatar
    Helen

    Bonjour!

    Glad to know you have arrived safely. Looking forward to seeing a new photo of the 4 of you – perhaps Nigel could take one……

  3. KAren Witcomb Avatar
    KAren Witcomb

    It is so exciting knowing you’re only over the road!! Your family look absolutely gorgeous. God’s richest blessings to you all. xxxxxxxxxx

  4. Emily Avatar
    Emily

    Its funny you say that Karen because as soon as we got off the plane and started driving to our new place I thought “wow this feels alot like England”…..rain, small cars, skinny roads.
    Helen, thats pretty much all I remembered from school too…bonjour! teehee. We have a rough photo of the 4 of us from over Christmas. I will post it just for you!
    Memaw, that was gravy in the skillet but not sausage gravy. My Dad made a roast beef dinner and that was the gravy. I do want to tell you that I made porcupine balls the second or 3rd night we were here!!!! Glad you gave me that recipe book just before we left! We have been able to find familiar things but enjoy experiencing the French version of everything.

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