The beginning

So it is exactly 40 days until my take off to the land of wine and cheese. I have begun this blog because I am dedicated to keep you all updated about my travels and whereabouts.

I'm going to update you guys on what's going on so far! 

So in about June I received my arrête de nomination, which, I guess, is like my contract and placement. I will be teaching at Lycée René Gosse in Clermont L'herault which is a city about 30 minutes outside of Montpellier. 

Along with my contract I also received e-mails of a few people I could contact for some advice, guidance and help. I e-mailed them asking a few questions about my classes, students and school but what I really wanted to know was if they could help me find a place to live. To my pleasant surprise one of the very very nice ¿teachers? (I'm still unsure of her position) that I contacted informed me that there is a very nice lady who lives about three minutes from my school who rents out the three spare bedrooms in her home to the language assistants of the school every year. I was given her e-mail and just like that I had arranged for a place to stay. I will be staying with who I believe is the Spanish Assistant at my school. 

About a week ago I received my work visa, which was sorta like the finalization of all that I have to do in my home country. From here on in it's packing, saving money and spending some quality time with all the friends I will be missing like crazy!!!!