The last day on the farm: I have a lot of mixed emotions. I got my evaluation from my host mom and she said I was “tres bien” but told me I didn’t seem interested in the wine which upset me and made me mad because the language barrier was the problem. I was very […]
Week 7
A lot has happened in the last few days. This week I went to a few markets with Nathalie. On July 14th(Bastille Day) we went to a campground market and tried foie gras for the first time, tasted like tuna fish. On la fete nationale a tragedy occurred in Nice. A terrorist ran over people […]
Week 6
July 5 Today I cut labels, labeled, and packaged bottles. I think that I have consumed a yearly amount of carbs in 1 month. I’ve also ditched shoes for bare feet and have so many mosquito/spider bites that I was able to draw the milky way with a pen through them. I even have a […]
Week 5: Internship begins
Leaving Toulouse was very hard. I was the last American to leave. Everyone left on sat/sun and I stayed until Tuesday. Today I got to my internship and so far it’s a little rocky. I’m at Domaine du Biarnes. The family has a daughter my age that speaks decent English, a mom and dad, 2 […]
Week 4
June 22 Today is Wednesday of our last week of school. I can’t believe how fast this whole month has gone. This week we had our farewell dinner. Everyone made food to bring that signified the place they were from. We last minute made chocolate covered potato chips for some reason haha. There was also […]
Week 3
Week 3 start:So far this week has been exciting. We started learning viticulture, so no more 6 hour lectures about eggs. We visited a few vineyards and tasted a lot of great wine. Early in the week we had a wine-tasting class on how to taste wine and what to look for and how to […]