Underneath this gravel, the roots from this tree above me stretch down into the earth. Its leaves have not yet returned. In fact, some of the old ones from autumn and wither still flutter in the wind. I’ve had to move sit spots today, so I am sitting on a bench in the main garden […]

I could not help myself with this title, vent of course is the French word for wind. In the past couple of days, it has been quite breezy here in Aix despite a stretch of lovely, sunny days appearing a bit more frequently. Apparently, Aix tends to have 300 days of sunshine per year which […]

Today marks my 26th day here in Aix-en-Provence, and it’s almost difficult to believe. Time has been moving differently here and I often find myself consulting my calendar to know what day it is. Like the Aix-goers before me (namely the wonderful Caroline who was here last semester), I have found the wonderful front garden […]