On Making

David and I had a meandering chat this morning over breakfast that concluded with this fact about me: I am not a fan of small talk, but I absolutely want to hear about the scary thing that is on your mind and keeping you up at night, how you will manage it and whether you…

Travel Dreams

This time last year, David and I had just arrived in Nîmes, having driven from Marseilles where we had spent the night after a long flight from Montreal. We settled in for a five week stay, planning nothing much more than to pretend to be local French people, enjoying the city, day-tripping to surrounding towns…

Boy VS Girl

    David spent last week skiing in the Alps, while I remained here in Nîmes. I was never a fan of winter sports (or any sport, really), but I did break my upper arm last year by engaging in the extremely risky activity of walking during winter, so skiing would probably result in a…

Other People

    I always have this very strange thought that goes through my head whenever David and I are traveling, especially if we are in a place where we don’t speak or understand the language. I always look at other people and think, “I’ve lived all my life never knowing you existed, and now here…

Winter Hates Me

    I am not someone who has big expectations in life (I didn’t even buy a lottery ticket for the recent $70 million Lotto Max draw), and I have always been content to just move along doing what I do, living how I live. Certainly, I’ve had some major disappointments in life, and I’ve…