The Party is (almost) back!

So last weekend something really exciting happened here! Ok, let me rephrase that, something which used to happen often here, but which hasn’t been allowed to happen since March 2020 finally happened again. A village get together! And yes, it wasn’t the 150 people + that we have had in the past, it was around

Friends make life bearable

Ground breaking news in this week! After the LONGEST year, I have finally had the privilege of seeing some of my bestest friends from the old homeland *in person*. And frankly, at this point it’s the most magnificent feeling in the whole wide world… Let’s be honest there hasn’t been much happening recently that has

This somewhat strange summer in France

Whilst it’s true that summer in France is normally more reliable than back in the good old UK, this summer for various different reasons has been unlike any I have experienced in nearly 4 years of being here! Normally the weather over summer here can absolutely be relied upon, but this year has brought a

The power of human connection…

One of the things I notice the most following my move to France, is the privilege of finally having the time and space to seek out and act on new opportunities. And I’m not just talking about work, but everything. There is something about just not rushing around at a million miles an hour with

Celebrating the small things

Saturday was my birthday. I used to hate birthdays. Don’t get me wrong, I love a party but it used to simply feel like a reminder of having got nowhere and achieved nothing except a steady stream of counting down the days during yet another uneventful year. Now I realize that a birthday ABSOLUTELY should