Splendid scenery surrounds us here in Albertville, France -- absolutely splendid!! The views from our 3rd floor apartment are spectacular, quite a refreshing change which we are happy to soak in over the next 10 months. We look forward to watching the landscape change with the seasons.
Our travel was smooth. Thanks for praying!
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| Gracie starting out the trip by watching a video on "Fee," her stuffed ipod holder. |
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| Family plane shot...early in the journey |
We arrived Thursday evening and were greeted by a few other students who were truly a blessing -- they happily carried all our trunks up 3 flights of stairs, made sure we had basic essentials in place (food, internet code, etc), and warmly welcomed us to our new community.
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| Dean and G with all our bags navigating Geneva airport |
Gracie slept her way through our arrival and on into the next morning.
On Friday though, she was thrilled to learn that there are MANY new friends living here on campus with us -- a few who are just her age, too! The sandbox and scooters are her current favorites. As is wearing her PINK boots -- great pick Aunt Michaele (even though we've had NO rain, these boots are already well broken in)!
Another highlight for Gracie was touring her new school -- one of the local French preschools. Her first day is Tuesday, and she is ready!
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| School director giving all the new "non-French" parents and kids a quick tour |
Today we attended a church service nearby, mumbled our way through some French hymns, and tried to follow the sermon (at least reading the corresponding passages). The congregation is small but their love for our Lord was vibrant and alive.
Tomorrow is our last day before scheduled school activities begin, so we hope to spend it exploring more of Albertville!
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| Street just outside the CEF (our language school) campus |
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| Lovin' the PINK boots!! |
Merci, Au revoir --
DDG + K5
I'm excited you all are in France already! Praying for you!
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