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Tag: IS-Aix

Featured Posts, France / May 16, 2018

Learning to Travel On My Own

I’ve never been a particularly good solo traveler. But over these last few weeks, after 46 years of marriage,  I’m getting better at it. I’m […] Read More

Featured Posts, France, Uncategorized / May 13, 2018

Aix-en-Provence: A Place to Be, Not Merely See

I could live here. It’s the first thing that comes to mind as I again walk the narrow streets of Aix, listening to laughter carried […] Read More

Adventurer's Index, France, Letters From Provence / July 14, 2015

In Aix, Emerson Students Learn Lessons of Language, Culture

I’ve been reading the reflective essays of the Emerson students I took to Aix this May. Some arrived worried about having to speak a language […] Read More

Adventurer's Index, France, Letters From Provence / May 21, 2015

In Aix-en-Provence, a Moment of Kindness Across Cultures

We’ll call him Bernard, this man who touched our lives today.  I wouldn’t wish to offend by using his real name. This morning, Luca, one […] Read More

Adventurer's Index, France, Letters From Provence / April 5, 2015

Ah Aix: There’s Nothing Quite Like Revisiting an Old Flame

It’s a giddy feeling, almost like looking forward to a college reunion when you’ve heard an old girlfriend is on the list of those coming.  […] Read More

Adventurer's Index, France, Slow Lane / February 14, 2015

Winter in Boston? I Think I’d Rather Be in Provence

As Valentine’s Day approached last year, Kathy and I window-shopped in Aix-en-Provence, admiring the variety of heart collages, shoe arrangements and other creative if sometimes […] Read More

Adventurer's Index, France, Slow Lane, Uncategorized / February 25, 2014

Celebrating 25 Years of Marriage, One Bike Route at a Time

Al quit his job as a big equipment mechanic for Caterpillar in Calgary, Canada.  Yoly managed a year’s leave from her job teaching braille.  Their […] Read More

Adventurer's Index, France, Letters From Provence, Uncategorized / February 18, 2014

Learning to Do Journalism en Francais

As a professor, I’ve often witnessed the discomfort that comes with that first assigned interview.  Each semester, someone from an introductory-level skills class knocks on […] Read More

Adventurer's Index, France, Letters From Provence, Uncategorized / January 29, 2014

Building a Community in Aix

The beauty of travel always lies in the unexpected. Studying French at IS-Aix, Kathy and I have been lucky in several respects. Our teachers are […] Read More

Adventurer's Index, France, Letters From Provence / January 20, 2014

Studying French 6 Hours a Day

Today marks Day 1 of my most intensive two weeks of language classes — mornings and afternoons and daily homework. Wish me luck; I’ll need […] Read More

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I’ve never measured a successful trip by how many destinations I can circle on a map or check off a Bucket List.  To me the best journey, and the best ravel, moves more like a good conversation. It ebbs and flows. It rarely rushes, but it’s also animated and unpredictable. It is filled with banter and laughter, and invites participants to linger rather than march forward inexorably like a tightly wound clock. Want to have dessert?  A second glass of wine? A detour in a back-alley artisan’s shop? A pause at an overview by the side of the trail? Why not. Read more. 

 

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