Oh, summer! The good and easy life! I love summer. I love vacation. One of the reasons I love living in France and can imagine myself here long term is that this is a country that appreciates the value and importance of VACATION. Everyone gets five weeks vacation, minimum, right off the bat. When people go on vacation here they don’t check their emails, they don’t check in with the office, they don’t keep their phone on…they just go on vacation. One of my clients was leaving on vacation and I asked if she would check her email, etc. while she was away. She told me, “No. I will watch the news. If the problem my company is having is big enough to make it onto the news, then I will turn my phone back on and check my emails. Otherwise, everything else can wait until I get back.” Bravo! Well said!
So, in true French fashion, I’ve been enjoying my vacation…six weeks in the US, a few weeks back in Paris, a week in the south at Bruno’s parent’s, a week in Italy with my girlfriend Viola…
Here are a few highlights:
Angie and Greg's wedding
San Francisco
Chicago with my old roomates
Bjork in the ancient roman arena at Nimes (southeastern France)
Bruno's family's house near Toulouse in southwestern France
ITALY!!!!!
