First swim

We got together with some friends of ours, a family from New Zealand. He's a professional rugby player here in Nice. They have 3 kids ages 2 and up. Ivy and Inga adore their two youngest girls and the feeling is definitely mutual! The littlest one reminds me of Boo from Monsters Inc.

We had a late lunch together at our apartment and then headed to the beach. We walked a bit further down to the area where there is some sand (volleyball pits during the summer and in the offseason, it's open for anyone to sit/play on). Ivy and I went swimming, along with their oldest.

The water was brisk but very refreshing. I stayed in for 5-10 minutes.

I also had a fun run with my Canadian midwife friend, who is staying with her family in Le Chateau. We're hoping to go running together a few more times before her family leaves.

We finished watching the 4th episode of the new season of Wheel of Time. It definitely helps that I've read the entire series.

We have 3 soccer games tomorrow, then another get-together with our friends in Le Chateau. A fun & friend-filled weekend!

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I started the day with a "coffee group" with some of my friends. It's so nice to sit at a cafe and catch up with each other's lives. Then I got to work in a serious way, hammering away at a huge grant application that we're trying to put together before the deadline. I had several meetings as well.

We're officially on school vacation for the next 2+ weeks!

We're doing things with friends both tomorrow and Sunday and I'm super excited for socializing and a break from work.

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Aabenraa, Denmark

I'm back from a short trip to Aabenraa, Denmark! 🇩🇰 I was there for the Upright Breech Seminar on April 2nd to observe and write up a conference report. (You can read it here if you're interested: https://www.breechwithoutborders.org/aabenraa)

I flew direct to Copenhagen and then caught a 3-hour train to the nearest train station in Rødekro. The hospital is actually in Rødekro and not Aabenraa proper, so I stayed in a hotel just a few blocks from the train station.

I had a 50-minute walk in the morning to get to the hospital auditorium. I walked most of the way along a network of bike paths, which was amazing to see. I started getting blisters on the bottom of my feet at the end of the walk home. My shoes were very comfortable and broken in, but it was still well over 20,000 steps.

Today I did the same travels in reverse, getting home a bit before 11 pm. Ivy and Inga were already in bed when I walked up the staircase to our apartment, but the opened their windows and whispered out to me as I came up.

Our 2-week school break starts this weekend! Dio will be visiting cousins in London and then my sister arrives from California with her family (4 kids). We'll be visiting the Gorges de Verdon--Europe's Grand Canyon--for 4 days. I'm so excited!

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