Can you believe it's been three months that Jordan and I have been in France? Even as time came to what felt like a stand-still during the lockdown when we didn't leave our apartment for days, the time has still flown by. We are just now getting settled in Lyon and our apartment is finally … Continue reading Getting Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable
Now that we are out of the initial lockdown, we are able to explore within a 100km range. With Jordan and I both working a limited amount (Jordan has 6-day weekends!), we are trying to take advantage of all the free time we have to explore within our limits. Sightseeing is free and the cost … Continue reading Beyond Lyon’s City Limits
Now that France has officially ended lockdown as of May 11, we are able to rent an apartment! When we first moved to Lyon, we spent our first day in the city with our relocation contact. He showed us a few apartments that were in our range, and drove us throughout the city to show … Continue reading Our Apartment Search
Happy Mother's Day to our moms, Susan and Linda! We miss you both and wish that we could celebrate this day with y'all. Today is our last day in a lockdown that has lasted eight weeks in France due to COVID-19. During the lockdown, we had to follow intense regulations or risk being fined. The … Continue reading 55 Days in a Lockdown
There aren't too many downsides of living above a bakery, or boulangerie. We can sometimes enjoy the smell of freshly baked bread coming through our windows in the mornings. When we first moved here, I would wake up in the middle of the night because I could smell bread being baked. The only downside that … Continue reading Saturdays are for Chocolate Croissants
We have been in Lyon for two months! Six weeks of this has been in strict lockdown situations, but we are thankful for what we have and are staying positive. The government is proposing a lift to the restrictions on May 11th and we will post an update once we know more! We are using … Continue reading Two Months In Lyon
Happy Easter! We celebrated Easter on Sunday by live-streaming a church service and FaceTiming with both of our families. Today is Easter Monday, Lundi de Pâques, a national holiday in France. We originally planned to cook familiar foods that we would normally have at Easter to make it feel more like home. Jordan couldn’t find … Continue reading Easter Update
As of today, we have officially been in Lyon for one month! We are so thankful that we have the opportunity to live in such a beautiful city. So much has changed since we got here and there’s so still much uncertainty for the future. We are in the middle of a country-wide lockdown that … Continue reading One Month in Lyon
France has rapidly changed their regulations since we went to Bordeaux on Friday. We are doing fine, but I want to share an update on the changes that have evolved over the past 72 hours. On Saturday, they announced that effective at midnight all non-essential shops, restaurants, and cafes would close. What we didn't realize … Continue reading Life in a Lockdown
We’ve had a few people reach out to us and I wanted to update everyone on how we are doing with the Coronavirus pandemic in France. We are in a region where there are some cases, but the majority of cases are outside of the region we are in. Last weekend, we were out and … Continue reading “Why Aren’t You Headed Home?”
