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
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?”
Jordan and I spent this week getting groceries so that we could start making meals at our AirBnB to feel more at home. And when I say it took all week, I'm not exaggerating! These are the things they don't prepare you for as you plan to take an Expat assignment. We had high hopes … Continue reading The Butcher and The Baker
Our trip to France took longer than anticipated due to flight delays and ultimately missed flights, but we made it safely to our AirBnB that we are staying at for a couple of months on Thursday night. We have been getting by with our currently-limited French knowledge and a lot of hand signals. While we … Continue reading Bonjour and Blank Stares
We leave today for our biggest journey yet, a two-year move to Lyon, France! Jordan received an offer right before Christmas 2019 to work at his current company's R&D headquarters. After reviewing all the pros and cons over dinner one night, we knew that we couldn't pass this once in a lifetime opportunity up. We've … Continue reading The [Expat] Journey Begins
