Another view of Les Tapies. Oh, and please take note that these are pre-trip internet pictures. I did not take them. http://www.lestapies.com/index.htm
It’s a “hamlet.” Very pretty
This is the supposed location of Les Tapies, where I will be
Ok, so I’m leaving for France today. I also just realized that Tucker always posts to his tumblr. I’ll possibly start checking it now :). Anyway, going to France and I decided it might be fun to try to keep a blog again (think China last year) so that my family and possibly some friends can keep up with what’s going on. This will be much less of a challenge because there is no government supervision like the Great Firewall of China. And while I’m not sure that Russia’ll be able to get on this site, the rest of y’all probably won’t have too much trouble accessing it.
So here’s the plan. Auntie Merv drives me to the airport in a matter of minutes. I have one small bag (same one I brought to China) and a backpack. My first flight takes me to NY JFK airport then from there I fly into Lyon, arriving promptly at 7:05 am. Hopefully from there I get picked up by the TASIS program and driven to the supposedly beautiful and remote Les Tapies. After being there for about 3 weeks (the program starts this Monday the 22nd and ends July 11), I’ll hopefully head to Paris for a few days. I may even be there for Bastille day! Then on to the Daguet’s for about 5 days. YAY! Anyway, hopefully this will be somewhat interesting. I’m sure it won’t be as much fun as last summer. Let’s review why-
1) No firewall to get around
2) No horrible illness the entire trip
3) Probably will have SOME free time
4) Just me, the family was very entertaining in China
5) Not so much traveling around
6) Not as many cultural differences
I’m sure my friends who are in China this summer will have a lot of fun though! I’ll let you know if any of them have blogs and maybe you can see how positive their experiences there are! And see if they find chocolate.
We’ve had a great time in China, but there are some
Things I Miss and Can’t Wait to have when I get back
Ginny- My Family, My friends, Not feeling sick, Chocolate, Cereal, Cake, Sandwiches, Potty (not squatty), Toilet paper and Soap everywhere, people who speak English, Atlanta, Seeing movies in theaters, Going into shops and not having people attack you to buy things, all my friends being awake at the same time as me, Atlanta sunshine waking me up on a golden morning, my bed, my shower, granola bars, Our cars, the neighborhood, AMERICAN FOOD, leisure time, netflix, chocolate, choosing my own food, my family, my friends.
Tucker (in no specific order)- Non-government controlled Internet access everywhere, milkshakes, ELON!, American food (didn’t realize how much I enjoy hamburgers), my own bed, family / friends, not gorging myself at every meal (all our meals have had WAY too much food), running water and soap in every bathroom, hourly wages for workers (instead of having them attack you to buy things), free time, the eastern time zone, and the United States of America!
YAY! Photos have uploaded with the internet here. This is wonderful! Sorry it has been so hard for them to upload!
Buy a horse?
In Kashgar
Ruins again!
At the Ancient City Ruins
