Oh Woman - My last 6 months in a nutshell - Lol!! It also helps to speak the language a bit AND have friends that bring "gifts" from the states when they come. Have some peanut butter headed our way Lol!!
Wouldn't trade it for the world though! We LOVE it here & can't imagine it any other way now. I can order all muy breads and pastries myself now, from our favorite boulangerie 2 blocks up. I can interact with the shipping agents that deliver to me. I can interact with the grocer at the tiny market with The Best Farm to Mouth produce (and Srawberries to die for) directly across from the boulangerie, and I can Almost navigate the weekly shopping at the big store. I can even manage at the weekly markets in all the lil villages we visit.
I still have SO much to learn, and my French is Very Minimal, I can't converse with our pool guy much, or the furniture repairman, but they are all very kind & patient with me, so I manage, even when Amy is not around. It's a good life. A differnt way & a different pace, but one we are settling into and enjoyng. Would love to host you when you can make it over. The entire second floor is guest rooms (3 + a full bath), and the 2 that are made up overlook the back yard/garden and pool, plus the nature area behind it. It really is quite lovely, and we have incredible covered back areas to hang out in, and a BBQ!!
Also - been making Vanilla for years and ....my first Fench Vanilla is almot ready. So simple - So Good, and definelty needed for Cowboy Cookies!
I am back to working on my Portuguese--I had to give it up for a couple of months due to major projects and I decided to take that off my plate.
I think the thing I love most here is the pace. We bought in so hard on the hustle and grind culture of the US. Something as simple as sitting and having a coffee instead of getting it to go.
I can't wait for my first vanilla. I thought I had a good sized jar but I watched an Ina Garten video and she has a GALLON jug she makes hers in. I like the way she thinks!
Oh Woman - My last 6 months in a nutshell - Lol!! It also helps to speak the language a bit AND have friends that bring "gifts" from the states when they come. Have some peanut butter headed our way Lol!!
Wouldn't trade it for the world though! We LOVE it here & can't imagine it any other way now. I can order all muy breads and pastries myself now, from our favorite boulangerie 2 blocks up. I can interact with the shipping agents that deliver to me. I can interact with the grocer at the tiny market with The Best Farm to Mouth produce (and Srawberries to die for) directly across from the boulangerie, and I can Almost navigate the weekly shopping at the big store. I can even manage at the weekly markets in all the lil villages we visit.
I still have SO much to learn, and my French is Very Minimal, I can't converse with our pool guy much, or the furniture repairman, but they are all very kind & patient with me, so I manage, even when Amy is not around. It's a good life. A differnt way & a different pace, but one we are settling into and enjoyng. Would love to host you when you can make it over. The entire second floor is guest rooms (3 + a full bath), and the 2 that are made up overlook the back yard/garden and pool, plus the nature area behind it. It really is quite lovely, and we have incredible covered back areas to hang out in, and a BBQ!!
Also - been making Vanilla for years and ....my first Fench Vanilla is almot ready. So simple - So Good, and definelty needed for Cowboy Cookies!
I am back to working on my Portuguese--I had to give it up for a couple of months due to major projects and I decided to take that off my plate.
I think the thing I love most here is the pace. We bought in so hard on the hustle and grind culture of the US. Something as simple as sitting and having a coffee instead of getting it to go.
I can't wait for my first vanilla. I thought I had a good sized jar but I watched an Ina Garten video and she has a GALLON jug she makes hers in. I like the way she thinks!
I'm making a list for August.