I needed to register our car today. Two weeks ago, I went to the sous-prefecture (the government office where one does this sort of thing) to pick up the forms necessary to take care of this chore. I knew what I needed to say, and I’d practiced my lines carefully, but didn’t even get three… Continue reading Progress, I guess

So we’ve been here five weeks, and we are the first region of France to start the winter vacations, which began today. These are scheduled so that all of the regions don’t go skiing at the same time. This early break is a blessing, but also a bit of a burden. We have felt like… Continue reading The Kids

Our school goes on two field trips a year, one in October, to a cheese factory, and one in February to a ski resort in the Alps. They rent a bus, work out pretty amazing deals on renting ski equipment, and even set-up kiddy class training, all at missionary-budget rates. The trip was in a… Continue reading A spectacle of incompetence