I just spoke with the DH on the phone and he saw Angela Merkel. Yep, the Chancellor of Germany! Isn't that cool? She's here today visiting CERN and getting a tour, giving a little speech and taking photo ops with the German workers at CERN. I don't now all the details and it's not like he actually met her or anything...but he saw her. And he heard her giving her little rah, rah speech to the German physicists. Naturally, he didn't understand a thing that she was saying...but he saw her.
That's about all I've got to say.
The trials and tribulations of moving to another country
Life in Sergy, France
Photos
Hey there! If anyone is interested here is a link to my web albums. Feel free to take a look through. I'll try and keep it updated with all the random photos I take!
Enjoy.
Enjoy.
Uno Tournament Scores
As of December 2, 2008
Me: 4,833
The Hubby: 5,376
Every time I have a few good rounds The Hubby makes a come back; crushing me by gaining 250 points in one hand!
Me: 4,833
The Hubby: 5,376
Every time I have a few good rounds The Hubby makes a come back; crushing me by gaining 250 points in one hand!
About Me
- Melanie
- Gosh, we've been in France for just over 3 years now! I can't believe it. My DH (darling...or sometimes damn...husband) works as a post-doc for an American University at CERN. After nearly 9 months of freeloading unemployment I finally started working with an English Language Theatre company teaching drama to kids ages 4 - adult (and I'm still there teaching). It's a challenge, but fun. So, if you take a peek at my blog you'll learn more than you ever wanted to know about me and perhaps a bit about the trials and adventures of living in a foreign country. Sadly, with work and life interfering I haven't had so much time or inclination to blog in recent months...almost a year between blog entries. I'll try my best to update at least once a month... Let the games continue!
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Fabulous podcasts
Books I'm currently reading/have read
The Well of Lost Plots
by Jasper Fforde
Third book in a series featuring Thursday Next, Special Operative in Literature. Fforde has created a crazy, surreal world where time travel is routine, cloning is a reality (dodos are the resurrected pet of choice), and literature is taken very, very, VERY seriously. These books are fun especially for fans of literature. It does take a little bit to get into this bizarre world, but once you've got a handle on it it's a fun read.
Talk to the Snail: Ten Commandments for Understanding the French
by Stephen Clarke
This is a very funny book about living in France and dealing with French people. I can relate to some of the authors experiences, but he lives in Paris and I truly think that living in the French countryside and living in a large city is very different. It's just like living in New York City as opposed to a small town in Upstate Western New York - two TOTALLY different lifestyles!
by Jasper Fforde
Third book in a series featuring Thursday Next, Special Operative in Literature. Fforde has created a crazy, surreal world where time travel is routine, cloning is a reality (dodos are the resurrected pet of choice), and literature is taken very, very, VERY seriously. These books are fun especially for fans of literature. It does take a little bit to get into this bizarre world, but once you've got a handle on it it's a fun read.
Talk to the Snail: Ten Commandments for Understanding the French
by Stephen Clarke
This is a very funny book about living in France and dealing with French people. I can relate to some of the authors experiences, but he lives in Paris and I truly think that living in the French countryside and living in a large city is very different. It's just like living in New York City as opposed to a small town in Upstate Western New York - two TOTALLY different lifestyles!
"Dear Lord
I want to thank you for being with me so far this day. I haven't been impatient, lost my temper, been grumpy, judgmental, or envious of anyone.
But I will be getting out of bed in a minute, and I think I will really need your help then.
Amen"
- an Irish prayer given to Lauren Bacall by Gregory Peck (origin unknown)
3 comments:
What the heck happened with comment....who was that person? I made the mistake of clicking on the comment and my virus blocker immediately kicked in and deleted it. Obviously, it was a bad site! It's a good thing you deleted it. Thanks.
yeah. I clicked on it as well and immediately realized it was a mistake. I just turned off the internet right then and there then got a hold of the DH and got the low-down. He said, "don't EVER click on those!" So, I took it off so no one would accidentally download a virus.
hope I got it before anyone clicked on it and got the virus!
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