Do like the French & STRIKE

A few weeks ago my father inlaw says, "Be really careful with the gas, there is a scheduled strike so gas may be low...." Not really knowing the extent of this until my mother inlaw says, "Jean-Mark (father inlaw) is working from home this week to save gas and to monitor our usage.... " Considering he is a very careful man, I still didn't thing too much about it....
Next day, watching the news. It looks like a crazy zombie movie where the army is spraying the people in the streets with water to keep them back because they are going completely mad!! I mean, burning fire in the streets, jumping on random cars and smashing in the windows! MAD!!! And its not even like old people, its mostly young! For what you ask??? Social Security!!

Apparently the government here is trying to raise the retirement age to 65. So far they are standing their ground but I was told that the people will stay on strike until they get what they want!
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She tried to kill me.... again!

My mommy in law has an International Hiking Group here in France... I had went on a few hikes last year and well... I hated it!! So feeling a little more adventerous, I thought I would give it another try!

I loved it!! I mean sure, it was more like rock climbing than hiking... steep, sharp rocks, knowing that one wrong step and down the cliff you go into the sea!!! Yeah, it was amazing! Finally reaching the top and seeing just how beautiful something could be! I vote to add this very spot to be a new wonder of the world!
And... good excerise as well!!

Take a look at the hike today :) And then... be jealous !

Little Job

So, I got a little part time job... if thats what you wanna call it... for this culinary school thats here in Aix for 2 weeks doing tours and cooking. Mostly older, wealthy women living the dream, but anyway! My job that would usually be so simple actually was quite difficult at times due to.. how should i put it?? Oh yes! I dont speak French!!!! GRR!! I was to go to the supermarket everyday and purchase the items that would be cooked for dinner that night...

One, I don't know how to cook anything except pasta (which I mess up from time to time) and cookies that come in a tube(which i usually mess up as well)! Two, did you know that zucchani comes round as well as long?? Crazy, huh?! Three, there is still that language barrier where I cant read French either! So you can only immagine how I was in the supermarket searching for irrigular items! My work hours were around 4 hours a day minus 20 minutes of drving... yea the rest was in the supermarket!

One day I shorted the mushrooms by 2 kilos (2.2 pounds) and the next I had to find a poissonieer (fish market) and buy 80 euros worth of "la grande crevette crue" , also known as big raw shrimp!

My little Push-GO!

Beep! Beep!! It's official. I am now driving my very own car around the streets of France! If I want to go, I go. If I want to stay, I stay! I love it! It may be as old as I am a little rough around the edges and not have power steering but what can I say.... I just love it!!
Although putting gas in the little thing was a little more difficult than I expected... One, you have to use a key to open the tank. Two, the gas pumps here don't come with very clear directions. When I say clear, I mean in a language I do not speak. Luckly my first time at the gas station (which took around 15 minutes) a lady felt sorry for me and after watching me struggle for 10 minutes decided to come lend me a few words of advice... I didn't understand one thing she said but something must have registered because suddenly the pump worked!
I have pictures on my Facebook if you would like to see how I'm Rollin in France :)

Such a beautiful country! Great wine, bread of every shape and size, shopping that will make you cry be because you cant afford any of it, expresso, living with your in laws, perfect weather, beaches, in laws and the cute little cars! Its just simply perfect! Yep, per...per...pe... Lot harder then I thought it would be!!!! But it's totally cool... I have my .10 seconds a day to pull my self back together, take in all the beauty and remind my self how lucky I actually am....then, I'm fine!

I found a little job and a car! Job- small cleaning for a rental home and going to the bakery. Car- I'm buying it for 1 euro and all I know is it's as old as me and red!
I don't really have either one at the moment but hopefully I will soon!

Otherwise, could someone just pray for me!! I could use a little help sometimes!

Great News!! We're moving!!

So, those I talk to regularly knew that my family and I had planned a vacation to France to visit the inlaws for 2 months. Five days before time to go.... (Adrien)"Baby, I have some news! My visa got denied so looks like we're moving to France!!" WOW! Just like that!! First thinking he was joking... soon realizing that he was for real! I don't think that the shock actually set in until the day before time to leave. I knew that it had because I hadn't really stated packing and everything that Adrien said to me, I had to disagree with. Just being the typical hysterical woman that just finds out that she is having to move to the other side of the world and doesn't even speak the countries language! But worse, having to leave most of my precious shoes!!!!!

Five days later I'm on a plane with everything that I could pack up into 6 suitcases,with Eva, on my way to France! But not just moving to France. In France, living with my inlaws!