For a number of years after finishing my last marathon – October 2011, I lost my love for running. I continued running and participated in some races but did not really challenge myself for any of them. I would still run with the groups that I belonged to Pacer’s Social and Nova Rogue Runners and… Read More I guess I like running again
When I started the next chapter of my life, I was committed to live life as closely to a French person as I could. Up to today, I have been fairly good at living up to my commitment. I have had a few breaks mainly meeting ex-pats who are American or Canada and spending some… Read More Fell back on the familiar and comfortable
I have four weeks left in Toulouse before I return to Alexandria. My stays are based on the Tourist Visa requirements. I can only stay 90 days in any 180 period. So it is basically 3 months in Toulouse and 3 months in Alexandria. I have mixed emotions about this routine. I love Toulouse and… Read More 4 weeks left in this portion of the next chapter.
Monday is normally clean the apartment and do laundry day. Since that was still required, I slept a little later than normal and then got to work with the weekly chores. As I have mentioned before, I basically have a week’s worth of clothes so if I want to wear clean clothes I have to… Read More Recovery Day
I know this sounds weird but the race day was great! It some ways it ties everything about my stays in Toulouse together. It involved running, seeing parts of Toulouse I had never seen, being with friends, eating and drinking. It shows that I have build a community in Toulouse. I got up at a… Read More Race Day
Since I am not able to go on my regular shopping jaunts on Sunday with the half marathon being run Sunday morning. Both the St. Aubin’s market and the Marché Victor Hugo will be closed when I finish the race and the fact that I do not really want to go shopping as soon as… Read More Day before the race
Halloween is celebrated in Toulouse but it is not as big a holiday as it is in the United States. I am not sure this is the case everywhere in Toulouse or in France but the children Trick or Treat at the stores and restaurants not so much the homes. This could be that most… Read More Halloween
My usual lunch at Terra Tolosa turned into something different today. When I went in, the chef (Yochen Larger) said that they did not have much new on the menu. They were waiting for the portions to run out and then would make major changes to the menu. I think he was apologizing for my… Read More Nice Day
I skipped posting Monday as I did not really have anything to add. It was the usual Monday. I did laundry, cleaned the house, got caught up on “life maintenance“. I made dinner which was shrimp scampi which was good. I guess I was in my Italian food period as Sunday was pasta with clam… Read More Backed to Posting
I have finally got back to a real routine. I think the visit by my friends and then having other people who I could spend time with disrupted my normal and expected routine here in Toulouse. I have/had an idea of what life was like for me in Toulouse. In my last two stays, I… Read More Finally back in a normal routine
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