Things I'm looking forward to:
- English speaking people (they speak French here and I don't, it makes everything so difficult!)
- The simple pleasure of reading a Sunday paper or magazine
- Fruit and Vege stores, where supply is plentiful and stock is fresh -some of the stuff they try to sell here is criminal!
- Shopping - ah to have variety, choice, cheaper prices, craft stores - credit card get ready for a thrashing!
- Being closer to family and friends especially with new bubs on the way
- Living in one place longer than a couple of years - finally I can settle, nest, decorate, start a business!
- The food - ah the pastries, baguettes, crepes, salted butter caramel sauce, mmmmm
- The lovely mild winters - we are so going to freeze when we get back home, Miss4 has no idea what cold is, shes in for a shock!
- The beaches along with their lovely warm water
- The simple stressfree lifestyle
- My daughter will miss being able to run round in just her undies 95% of the time!
- The humidity and the rain (just has not stopped raining here for months!)
- Shops closing for lunch - lost count of the number of times I was caught out by that one - grrrr
- The simple stressfree lifestyle - not much to do round here especially when its raining!
- Not being able to communicate with people, no more pigeon english and charades required!
- Waiting for the ship to come in - most things are imported here, and you often have shortages on the basics
- French bureaucratic red tape - they love their paperwork here.
- Cheques - they are king here, hello NZ circa 1980's - bring on the EFTPOS.
- The expense - wow this place is really expensive, and I hate being ripped off!
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