Traipsing around

This weekend Laurent's sister came in from Toulouse. There was eating. Lots and lots of it. Then, we went out for a walk around a lake that was origionally created by Napoleon the 3rd as an irrigation source/diversion of flood waters. Apparently the origional pump with the crest of Napoleon was recently sold off to some collector, which the whole town already regrets, don't know who made that decision!

Last night we went down to Biarritz to see the grandparents where we had some yummy shushi. I've tried my hand at making sushi myself, but I must say the restaurants always make the Japanese rice better than me!

Today, the beautiful weather continued so we took advantage of that with a little walk to the lake that is just a little ways away and then come 7:30ish, we went to the dunes at the beach to watch the sunset.

This week I'll be starting up with my tutoring and I'll be dropping off my resume for a receptionist postion at a sports rehabilitation center for the injured athletes of this part of Europe. This could certainly be an interesting place to work, even though I know I'm not all that employable for the moment. I did have one break through this week - I think I've figured out what I'd like to end up doing! I've decided that I like the idea of teaching English to foreign adults in the setting of a private company. I think my problem with the idea of teaching has always been two-fold, one being the discipline aspect when working with children, another problem being the pandemic apathy found amongst students learning a foreign language. However, if I work with adults who have opted to return to the classroom, I think these problems might be resolved. So, my path will be to get a certificate in teaching English as a Foreign Language through a month-long course in Paris. We'll see how this works out for me!