Several of our friends have asked us what we were looking forward to when we came to France, and what we enjoyed most while in Provence. Bruce always felt he would enjoy the people that we met, but I had no idea that we would meet such wonderful folks! Our dear friends and neighbors from Newport Beach, Regina and Larry, graciously guided us, every step of the way in planning and executing our journey. We owe them a huge debt of gratitude for helping us to make our dream come true! They also introduced us to many of their friends, and to an organization called AVF. AVF is an association in France, for newcomers. We joined, and took the French class at their behest. How fun!
We met more wonderful people in our French class!
It seems when people are overseas, they are very open to meeting new people, and making friends with them! We were the beneficiaries of this attitude! After each French class, we would go for coffee, and just talk about who we are, where we are in our lives, our children, our latest experiences, and our dreams. Nice! Everyone shares!
Here is a great picture of Regina at her birthday party...and one of Larry at our friend Jacque's home!
Regina and Larry had introduced us to their lovely friends Jacque and Annie several years ago, and, as I have already written in a blog, Jacque is a retired French chef. Jacque and Annie had them over to their home...and here are lovely pictures of them. They just celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary!
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