It’s been a lot harder to keep up with blogging this month than I thought it would be. Working in Montpellier for five weeks, about 70-80 hours a week, and with only three days off doesn’t sound very French! I love it here though, and I’m really happy to have the experience. All of the people I work with are fantastic, and the students are great as well. I didn’t know I’d be the only anglophone working here, but that’s also been good for me.
François and the kids are in Béziers, and have been there for a few weeks. I’ll join them once and for all on August 1, but in the meantime our container has arrived in Marseilles! It should be in Béziers on Thursday, so now we’re just looking for some people to help us unload it. It’s a bit of a challenge, and since I’m not there to help it makes it a little difficult for François, but somehow it will all come together 🙂
That’s it for the little update, back to work! After August 1, I’ll post more frequently and keep everyone up to date on our new life in Béziers. I’m so excited to have our things and start unpacking boxes. It’s been a long road, but now we’re almost there!
When the team of three movers arrived, they took one look at all, and first told us that it’s “the best wrapping we’ve ever seen.” I asked if I could quote them 🙂 But then they told us that in their opinion there’s “no way that’s gonna fit in a 20-foot container, so you should start to consider what you would like to leave behind.” What??? That’s not what they told us when we reserved this thing! After about fifteen minutes of real stress, mostly from my sweetie, I went out and had a look at the container. The thing is huge. As of right now, the movers are still here and trying to load it all up. I’ve decided to remain optimistic (is this a trend?) and believe it will all work out. I’ll keep you posted, but for now I’m sitting here on my living room floor blogging away while I watch them try to fit the sofa through the front door. This is the first time we’ve ever had movers do the work for us, and I would highly recommend it. I can’t help thinking about when our container arrives in France and we have to unload it without a crew. Every time I packed a box, I imagined that the next time I would see our things would be in our new apartment in Béziers. By the way, we decided on the 
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