Bonjour,

I can't believe it is already the fourth Sunday of my Sabbatical experience. How the time flies. At last, a day without "la pluie" from the heavens, all of which meant that Niko and I took a four mile walk while I checked out sports complex (avec 8 tennis courts), about 1 mile and a half from our flat. As it turns out, Yvette and I had visited this club in our October visit. Trying to see if something might work out there for some doubles now and then.

At five in the afternoon, we ventured into the local International Church a few blocks from where we live for what we thought was the weekly service. It turns out that an 18-member choir group of African children (from Uganda) were in concert for the entire service. Their combination of dance and song was outstanding. We met the local pastor and spouse and will probably try to visit again next Sunday. We did email the church contact person for a Friday evening French conversation experience.

We have French conversation experiences scheduled for three or four days this week, an opportunity we hope to network and begin to make some progress with our French.

Ce n'est pas facile. However, little by little we are finding our way. As the weather improves, so will our prospects in everything.

Bon nuit et a bientot!