We are Anthony, Liz, Eliana, Jessica and Sienna. We are packing up our stuff into 10 large, small and medium sized bags and heading to Europe. Faced with the prospect of home schooling we focused our location search on the best school possible for our girls. This is how we came to make Aix en Provence our home from August 2019 to April 2020.
We all have very different (but complimentary) reasons for making this move and have explored our goals and wishes…..
Liz – to have time with my family, teach the kids to be kind and respectful travelers and give them a jump start in learning a new language
Anthony – to take ourselves out of our comfort zones, learn lots of new things, have fun and do it together… creating some great memories along the way!
Eliana – experience different places and make friends from different countries.
Jessica – so I can experience France like see the Eiffel Tower, Mona Lisa and Picasso (we are hoping she knows we wont actually see Picasso). Eat and learn a language without getting frustrated
Sienna – do everything together as a family and live in a hotel room
What we wish for on this adventure?
To see Eiffel Tower
To see Louvre
To see Mona Lisa
To see Picasso (Rose period)
A kitchen with food and spoons and a cupboard and table and chairs for me and Jessie and my parents – chairs for my whole family
To see the Statute of Liberty
To see Burj Kahlifa
Fresh air on the 14hr flight to Dubai
Sit next to mummy and daddy on the plane
To go snorkling
To make a pillow case before we go
See the coral reef
I want to go in a pram when we go to Dubai
Explore Dubai and its natural features and history
I want to try udon noodles
I want to try a chocolate croissant
I hear Snails dont taste like anything.. so I will try that
Warm clothes in Finland
See Santa Clause with you mum
What we don’t wish for on this adventure?
To come back from France with no friends at all
A lot do NOT want to come back with a bunch of snails in my bag
I do not want to have needles. Are we having any needles?
Horrible food on the plane…Business class has food on a plate
I don’t want to taste frog legs but dare Jessie to
I triple double triple double infinity dare Ellie to eat frogs legs
I think what we can take from this exercise is that none of us really know whats coming our way. I can only hope that whatever it is that we follow three simple steps…
OPEN
EMBRACE
HAVE FUN
Joseph Family Adventure 
Bonjour Anthony. Il est 5’20 AM et je suppose que pour toi, c’est l’heure de l’apéro. Cette journée va être tres chaude (28 à 30°) tandis que toi, c’est l’hiver. C’est bizarre ! Je déjeune toujours très tôt, tranquillement, seule avec mes chiens. Michel et maman dorment toujours pour un moment. La maison a bien changé car nous n’habitons plus que le rez-de-chaussée. Michel a la sclérose en plaques et a donc de plus en plus de difficultés pour les escaliers. J’ai donc aménagé un appartement à l’étage et c’est loué à un copain des mes fils. Ensuite, maman, qui a 88 ans et demi a projeté de venir habiter avec nous. J’ai donc transformé un garage en suite pour elle et l’autre garage en buanderie. J’ai toujours aimé les projets et les travaux… J’ai été servie ! Voilà pour aujourd’hui, la suite au prochain épisode 😂 le pain est près. Je vais le sortir du four et retourner au lit. Ces deux altesses auront du pain frais pour déjeuner. Gros bisousssss à tous. 😴😴😴😴😴
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