Category: FRENCH LIFE

“You can never do something for the first time, twice”. You’ve known about the move for around 9 months, completed a few weeks of French lessons, have numerous people tell you how exciting this is and how lucky you are but you have no idea… no idea what’s ahead. You’ll pack your life and belongings into a couple […]

I’ve kept a list on my phone of observations that I’ve picked up during the first few weeks in La Rochelle, so I suppose I’ll just list them here as well! It may sound like a lot of complaining but settling into France has been super hard and I am notorious for wanting to be […]

So, we’ve hit the 5 week mark since arriving in La Rochelle. There have been SO MANY emotions then I could have ever prepared for in these first few weeks. Every day theres a new challenge, every day is different and every day there is something else to miss and something else to appreciate. I’ll […]