In the last full week of work in December, it was winding down and there was more downtime which was really nice 🙂 I had a bit more time and was able to get back into my routine for nature walks, work on Mandarin lessons with Duolingo, some gym workouts on youtube (I follow Madfit … Continue reading White Christmas in Vancouver
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Cook ups + Food Festival!
Been busy busy busy at work but taking some time to try to relax by cooking up some recipes and checking out the food festival of local wine + food 😀 First, I tried these recipes: 1)Spaghetti Bolognese: I basically followed this one down to each ingredient except... I had no fresh basil leaves subbed … Continue reading Cook ups + Food Festival!
Moseying over to Montpellier
Day 1: Went by train from Toulouse to Montpellier and it was seamless 🙂 Got to Carnon beach via the T3 tram line and the navette (free shuttle) - Very easy and good connections. It is set up very similarly to Toulouse so that made it simple to understand. Cheap pricing too: 1,60€ each way. … Continue reading Moseying over to Montpellier
Social extroverted week!
Been a busy, busy week before and after Lyon... while I was a bit lonely in Lyon, I made up for it with social things before and after eeps! Finally got to Cécile restaurant in Marché Carmes and mmmmm it met my expectations! Super delicious food and wine and very reasonable! Their lunch formule that … Continue reading Social extroverted week!
Long, full day in Lyon: Day 3 of 5
The only full I had in Lyon and I enjoyed a sleep in 🙂 I still woke up before 9am and was out the door shortly after.  Passed by the Fresco City de Lyonnais and it was cool 🙂 I went straight to the Marché Croix-Rousse and it was massive! It was an outdoor market stretching along much … Continue reading Long, full day in Lyon: Day 3 of 5
Normal week that felt long
Just been feeling tired and drained. The weather has been warming up and rather warm throughout the night affecting sleep. Otherwise, it was fun meeting friends and going out! My friend V made some super yummy kidney bean curry with tomatoes and onions 🙂 Also she made some banana cake - Yum!! We checked out … Continue reading Normal week that felt long
Jab 1 : Done :D
Got my first jab with Pfizer! The staff @ Hall 8 by Ile de Ramier were all very professional, efficient and friendly. And online woooo hoooo Gotta hand it to the French here; Definitely got themselves sufficiently organised: Thumbs up les gens! *so far... just had a bit of a sore arm and a bit … Continue reading Jab 1 : Done 😀
It’s been a week and a half…
We had a lil flatmate dinner on a chilly sunday evening with yummy Canto dinner of steamed egg, marinated mushrooms and garlic stir fry gai lan (Chinese broccoli) and my flatmate from Alsace made a delish tartiflette! Apparently, it can have onions and lardons too but he did this version and it was epic!! Recipe … Continue reading It’s been a week and a half…
What a blur!!
And next thing I know... it's another week and another year around the sun. I had a good week with a day off on Wednesday to chill and get some things done 🙂 I went to Iori with some friends and got some deeeeelish Japanese fried chicken bento box and after a nice walk we … Continue reading What a blur!!
Living each day to the fullest
One thing about having an "end date" in terms of a project or trip is that it can kick ya into high gear to make the most of it... and I'm trying to get myself going! 🙂 I tried some fast food Croque Monsieur from Croq'Michel chain, and just as I thought, it was very … Continue reading Living each day to the fullest
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