…and finding joy everywhere
Our visit is coming to an end, and as I sit at the Bordeaux airport (which, fun fact, is both tiny and surprisingly janky), I find myself reflecting on the last few days. We’ve crossed off some major milestones with this logistics-focused trip — opened a bank account, secured home insurance, and got to know […]
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A couple of months have passed, and now we are back in Castillon to see La Maison de L’Amiral！ It was a long day flying from Stuttgart to Barcelona to Bordeaux, but we made the most of it with Spanish tapas for lunch in the airport. We decided not to rent a car to force […]
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It’s been a week since we got the news from the realtor and each day it sinks in just a little more. The offre d’achat has been countersigned and we are charging along. For once, everything is clicking into place, and it’s such a relief! There have been many times in my life where I’ve […]
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After viewing thousands of houses online, reaching out to dozens of realtors, and visiting 20 houses all over France, we signed a contract! It turns out that our “unicorn” has a name – La Maison de l’Amiral (The Admiral’s House). It’s better than anything we could have ever imagined. It sat vacant for 25 years […]
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I couldn’t sleep at all Wednesday night after seeing the house in Castillon-la-Bataille! I google mapped my way around the streets, taking stock of all the shops and restaurants. I learned about the town and got excited to see they’re involving the community to gather ideas for improvement (design thinking!). I found a swimming beach […]
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Delightfully Disoriented 