I am somewhat amazed that the notoriously slow french bureaucratic system has delivered me my arrete de nomination by mid june. For the next year, starting in septembre, I will be living in the town of La Reole, population 4000. I can't wait, I really wanted a small location that was close to everything. I am 35 miles outside of the city of Bordeaux, and on one of the mail rail lines, which is perfect, since i can get away from the town virtually anytime i want, Bordeaux is minutes away and a trip to Paris or Spain would only be a few hours. Insane. I will be teaching at the LPO Jean Renou, which is the equivalent to an American high school. The School itself is right in the middle of downtown, and a block away from the river. since its such a small town i shouldn't have any problem finding a place to live close enough to walk or ride a bike to work every day. absolutement parfait, n'est pas? Anyway, more to come when I know more.
