An epic snowboarding season is coming to an end. This year’s snow fall was exceptional. Although we didn’t get to do the Vallée Blanche as planned due to bad weather on both the weekends we tried to go, we did get plenty of snowboarding and skiing in. I even skied for the first time in about 10 years. It felt like riding a bike. I lost a bit but not a ton. I can still manage the bumps pretty well. There may still be one more weekend of boarding left but I am not holding my breath. Depends on how Valerie feels when she gets back this Saturday.
Valerie had an extra week of vacation so she took off to Italy with her father and Mathieu leaving me at home to work. It is the first time I have been away from Mathieu this long. I definitely miss seeing him in the morning and the evening but on the other hand, it is nice to have a week to myself.
On a side note, I am devoting this week to kicking off the process for getting French citizenship. I am now eligible so I just need to fill out the dossier and printing out about a 20 copies of crap that prove that I am married and living in France and am not a criminal. Of course, typical to the French administration, if I forget even one copy or don’t sign in the right spot I will be turned away so I am really concentrating on make sure everything is correctly filled out and exactly in the order required. Other than having my U.S documents translated into French the hardest part will be obtaining my FBI background check.
Once, the dossier is complete it takes about a year. In that time, my wife and I will be required to meet with the administration to prove we are married and I will have to meet with the police where they will give me an oral test to prove I can speak and understand French.
Hopefully in a little over a year I will have dual-citizenship just like Mathieu! I will keep you all updated.
P.S. We are looking forward to seeing everyone in California next month…
Tuesday, April 07, 2009
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