Week In Review: Fréjus, Roman Ruins, and Earthquakes
Ok, I didn’t really make you wait that long for the real week 4 blog post, only a day or so. Sorry for dragging you through the patience exercise, but I’m hoping you got the point and felt a little of my frustration. Honestly, it is hard to complain when the weather is this beautiful […]
Week In Review: Gréolières, Skiing, and Warmth
We’ve completed our third week in France and with it welcomed much warmer temperatures. We’ve exchanged the cold, somewhat dreary days for sunny, blue skies, outdoor lunches, and the ongoing explanation to our kids that the pool isn’t warm enough to swim in yet. We are starting to settle into a somewhat normal routine, with […]
Week in Review: Voltage Transformers, Gourdon, and Saint Raphael
It’s hard to believe we have been in France for two weeks now. Although it was a fairly rough start with most of the family becoming ill, we’ve managed to settle in nicely and life in France is starting to be more like we had imagined. I’m still getting through some sinus issues and a […]
Week In Review: Sick, Sick, Sick, and Snow
As I write this, my eyes are filled with tears. Don’t jump to conclusions, these tears aren’t because I am sad and missing Colorado (not yet), but because I have a terrible cold, one of the worst I can remember. I gave it my all, but after being surrounded by three sick kids for more […]
Place Shifting: My Solution to Watching American TV in France
Ever heard of place shifting? Me either. According to Wikipedia, this is the definition of place shifting: Space shifting (or spaceshifting), also known as place shifting (or placeshifting), allows media, such as music or films, which is stored on one device to be accessed from another place through another device. Space shifting is frequently done through computer networks, […]
House Hunting Trip
I just finished my second trip to the Nice, France area (ever) with the task of finding a place to live. In case you missed it, my family and I are moving to the area around Sophia Antipolis on a work assignment in early 2012. The exact moving date is yet to be decide until […]
It’s Official: Moving to France
It’s official- we are moving to France. I am leaving my current job on November 4th and will be moving just outside of Nice, France in February. It was a tough decision to leave my current because I love the mountains, my team and all of the great friends I have made, but turning down […]
A beginning?
I’ve never been one to write in a journal (online or offline) and I’ve never had the desire to blog publicly about my life, until now. I’m partial to 140 characters (@mikeslone) and I prefer visual storytelling in the form of photos and video. But, if things go as planned I could be embarking on […]