The Vineyards outside of Bordeaux
So firstly, I apologize for my lack of communication. I have been on vacation the past two weeks here and I’ve chosen the interwebs to take the backseat on my priority list and putting tomfoolery and shenanigans at the top. Although I have been working for only a month, vacation as a very pleasant and needed occurrence. As many of you can guess, living over here with all this great food and culture is EXTREMELY difficult, but what is truly a first world problem is not having the time to appreciate or experience it on a deeper level than just the daily coming and goings of the work week. How does my pillow stay dry at night, right?
So my adventure began with the return to Nantes of former study abroad mates, Hannah Berlin-Burns and Laura Euller who were kind enough to pay me a visit here in this fair city while they had some shared time off. Then my buddy Ellen Stothard and I took a little train down to Bordeaux (a port city south of Nantes known for specifically for its wine) to visit one of my dance partners from yesteryear, Chase Carpenter (or as Katy Perry and I call him, ‘the one that got away’). Chase was kind enough to open his home to us and guide us through his town taking us around the region to Saint-Émilion wine country and the largest sand dune in all of Europe, the Dune of Pyla. Check this not so creative video to get a sense of it:
So my adventure began with the return to Nantes of former study abroad mates, Hannah Berlin-Burns and Laura Euller who were kind enough to pay me a visit here in this fair city while they had some shared time off. Then my buddy Ellen Stothard and I took a little train down to Bordeaux (a port city south of Nantes known for specifically for its wine) to visit one of my dance partners from yesteryear, Chase Carpenter (or as Katy Perry and I call him, ‘the one that got away’). Chase was kind enough to open his home to us and guide us through his town taking us around the region to Saint-Émilion wine country and the largest sand dune in all of Europe, the Dune of Pyla. Check this not so creative video to get a sense of it:
In addition, we got to experience the Bordeaux nightlife on Halloween, which served as an night of education where I learned about Portuguese dining traditions and in return taught my educators how to wobble. Returning from Bordeaux, I had the chance to hang out with long lost Swannanoan, Clara Canon back here in Nantes. She was kind enough to put up with my antics and sniffles (sinus infection…bummer) as I got to show off a little bit of this nifty little town in which I live and reflect on some the awesome things I take for granted every day here.
Now however, it is back to the grind of work which I am surprisingly alright with…call my a socialist cow and revoke my US citizenship. More updates to come. In the meantime, thank you for reading, and I hope all that were affected by the hurricane back home are doing well. You are in my thoughts!
Now however, it is back to the grind of work which I am surprisingly alright with…call my a socialist cow and revoke my US citizenship. More updates to come. In the meantime, thank you for reading, and I hope all that were affected by the hurricane back home are doing well. You are in my thoughts!
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