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…
Category: Life
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…