Blog in France

Ruadhri’s final exams for his Baccaluareat begin on Monday. Well, we hope they do. There’s going to be a strike by the ‘surveillants’ – invigilators. Or at least, by some of them. This being France there are numerous unions of which a surveillant can be a member, and whilst only...

I’m in a state of shock. Ruadhri has just set off for his last week of school. After this he has a week of revision at home, followed by six days of Baccalauréat exams, and then he’s finished at lycée altogether. From September he’ll be a science undergraduate at Limoges...

Since the only elections Chris and I have been able to vote in here in France since leaving Ireland in 2006 are the European and municipal ones, we’re always sure to make our voices heard. (Trust me, it’s not pleasant being disenfranchised for no sensible reason. I can’t see, and...

I can’t quite put on my beret and string of onions yet, but I’m a petit pas closer. Exactly a calendar month after taking the TCF ANF language test, not the two weeks that was mentioned, I got my results. I’m delighted to say that I passed. You need B1...

The cycling season is more or less properly underway for me and Chris. We’ve had a handful of outings this year, but have been hampered by one or other of bad weather, work or illness, so are quite late getting into a regular riding routine this year. We were driving...