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Yesterday, we spent the morning exploring the source of two of our favorite French foods: baguettes and chocolate. On a guided visit led by Leontine, a colleague of Antoinette’s, we went behind the scenes to learn exactly where baguettes come from. We were joined by my mom and stepdad and their good friends the Neufelds, […]

We went to Euro Disney for my tenth birthday! It was officially decided a few days ago, and now it is over, it seemed to fly by. When we arrived the first thing we did (after an instruction from the ticket booth lady) was go to the “town hall”. When we arrived my mom told […]

Today Paris was partially shut due to La Grève – a general strike in the grand French tradition. The strike protests a change that is coming in the French retirement age. France previously offered partial benefits at 60 years old and full benefits at 65. Gven a tough economy in France and the EU, a […]

Last time Piggy was in front of the Dordogne River.  Everyone who guessed got it right! This is from yesterday.  Where is Piggy in Paris (HINT not the Louvre) and what is she in front of?

Carter, Mom, and I were walking down the street. We were looking for a good place to have lunch and book-club. While we were searching we heard loud drums. There were waves and waves of dancers and drums. The women were dressed in skirts, dresses, and various scarves. Everyone stopped and formed a circle around […]

I took a deep and joyous breath when my family passed through the gates. There was a massive village in front of us, people were bustling to and fro, and I could not help feeling a deep sense of joy. We were at, Parc Asterix! We arrived at the first intersection and we decided to […]

I needed a haircut, and today I got it. We walked inside and a woman gave me a bib that went all the way around. I asked for an English speaking hairdresser and soon one was there. I sat down and together we decided that I would have a frame in the front and the […]

Yesterday I thought of the Natick Stiffs as I went to my first French Soccer practice. I had just come from my French lessons with our teacher Blandine, so all the other kids were sitting on the field in a big clump already. I handed my mom my water bottle and fleece and jogged out to […]

As most of you know we have been trying to find a place for Carter and me to play soccer. Today we finally found one. When we got there (after about an hour of wandering around in the rain looking for it) we were soaking wet. Mom got the attention of the coach and spoke […]

Anyone who knows me knows that I am as far from fashionable as one can get. My wardrobe consists of practical solids and classic cuts which give no hint of the decade in which they were designed. Anyone who knows Katherine and her extraordinary sense of style wonders how we two can possibly be genetically […]

  The mission of Road School is for the kids to learn a solid school year’s worth of academics, yet keep the pencil and paper time down to two hours each day on the road.  The strategies for covering all the material in such a short time are to run for at least ten months; and […]