I've been planning this book, and this trip, for months now. Some little bug climbed into my ear about a year ago and said "Hey, Canadian girl, it's time you really learned how to speak French". I signed up for a French class at the Cultural Centre here in Vancouver, found a language buddy to practice with (bonjour Florence!) and started listening to 'Learn French by Podcast' everyday on my endless jaunts to and from our stores.
Voila, un an plus tard, here I am prepping and packing for my big French adventure! It's the pay-off for a year of hard work. I leave this Friday (only two more sleeps!) and arrive in Lyon the following day. I'll spend two weeks there doing a language immersion course that I found at Cactus Language Training. When that's done, I'll meet my husband Greg in Paris for another couple weeks of adventure. It's been so fun to plan. All of our accommodations are either through airbnb or homeexchange.com. Not a single night in a hotel in over a month of travel!
I'm pretty much packed, thanks in part to the fab blog HiP Paris, and am so excited. I'll try my best to sketch and post as I go.
A bien tot!
2 comments:
I love your recycled sketchbook created by you. I've done the same with datebooks found at the thrift store that have lovely designs on the front and back covers. I removed all the pages in the book and replaced them with a selection of several archival colored pages. It's a fun and unique method to make one of a kind sketchbooks that catch visitor's eyes. I also like the sketches on your blog.
Have a fabulous time. I'm sure you'll find lots to sketch in your lovely sketchbook.
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