With my friend Lea, who flew in from London, we were able to visit several areas along the French (and Italian) Riviera. Our main mission, however, was to make our dream come true: chase lavender fields.
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I couldn’t believe it was my last day in France...again. I’ve said goodbye to France a lot of times, why is it still so heartbreaking to do so? Two weeks went by so slow and so fast, I don’t know what to make of it.
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As I approach the post office and await its afternoon opening, a woman smiled at me and as I get nearer, she asked if I were from Tahiti. This is the second time someone mistook me as a Pacific Islander (not that I’m taking it as an offensive remark)!
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A trip to the beach and some thoughts before leaving for Lithuania in a few days
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Reliving some old habits from 2012 and more.
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There was an interesting ice breaker in the first module today with our Canadian instructor, Christine. She posted four photos on the wall of this artist, Harris Burdick.
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Morning pastry run to the city center and moving dorms in the afternoon.
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Yesterday, Lea and I drove all the way up to Valensole in search of the lavender fields. The day before that, we had a dip in the sea and the day before that, we went to Monaco and impulsively decided to go to Ventimiglia, Italy where we almost missed our train. Classic Italian story. Today, I managed to make it to the laundry shop (Ma Laverie Shop) in Borriglione, just down the street at 7 AM - opening time.
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In my personal interactions, I speak English and Tagalog, sometimes in French with friends who understand all three languages. However, in my professional life, I would use French more often.
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Among the many big grocery stores / outlets in France (Auchan, Monoprix, E.Leclerc, Lidl to name a few), Carrefour has to be my favorite.
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I am going to present to you the vocabulary words you may encounter on your quest to have those dirty and used clothes washed.
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I’m not a big fan of wine. I couldn’t even stand one glass of wine. But when a visit to the vineyard was in our itinerary, I did not hesitate to come. Being in France, how can you not drink (and love) wine ? So here goes my take on our dégustation du vin (wine tasting).
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