The Big Move

I didn't get much writing done this summer because we have been moving!  Back to Canada :)  As much as I loved the adventure of living in the Middle East for almost 2 years, I am quite happy to be settling back in the true north strong and free ;)  Apparently though, we just can't get enough of adventure so we've landed in La Belle Provence... in the Eastern Townships to be more precise.  It is so ridiculously beautiful here.  All shield and forests and hills.  And so green!  It's such a change after dry and dusty Tel Aviv.  Both places are beautiful in such different ways.

So now I have to get serious about learning French!  Luckily for me my job does not require me to speak French just yet, but I will need to in the future.  Besides, it's frustrating to not be able to communicate in the majority language.  Sure everyone (just about) speaks English and happily switches when my strangled French comes out, but I don't like feeling like I don't belong!  And it still feels rude to me to make people switch out of their language of choice.  So to French classes I will go...

This weekend my parents came up to visit as we were settling into our new place.  We went on a crazy beautiful hike in Bromont, around Lac Gale on Mont Gale:

You can just see the  mountains of Vermont peaking through the clouds on the left:

Having a great time :)

The day was dark and stormy - but we managed to stay mostly dry :)

Come and visit friends and family!  We're a little more accessible now ;)