The Beginning of the End - Beauvais, Portugal, Paris shopping spree, and musings on heading home (and another video)
Yes Sportsfans, you read right. We're heading home! After a lot of discussion the last month, we're sticking with our original plan to head home on 19th January. We are so filled up with adventure, amazed at our colourful and textured journey, proud of the edges we've pushed, and lightened up with experiences and life. We are really happy to come home, and it feels great. As I sit here typing in our cute little cottage in Beauvais (an hour out of Paris) after having a deeply satisfying restful break since I got back from Portugal, I marvel at the joyful intensity and craziness of our last 7 months. And all good things come to end, it's time for us now to enjoy our last month unwinding, eating great food, living the French dream, and integrating our experiences. We head off tomorrow to meet up with family in Paris, and as they head to Italy for skiing, we'll stay in Paris for Christmas and then in the New Year come back here to our lovely little...