Finalement...à la fin...
Sunrise view of Argenton rooftops from my back door. Every new day had its challenges. In the final analysis it was a "triple A" experience: adventure , adaptation and, especially, the art . I'm leaving France after a year and a half and moving back to the U.S. to re-settle in a less lonely, less rural, larger town where I'll be less culturally and language-challenged, and have more accessibility to friends, grandson and activities. However, I don't for a minute regret what I have learned, done, experienced or spent here, and I shall deeply miss the charm and beauty of France when I return to the banality of the U.S. I'll also miss living in a country where the public good is considered and matters, where health care coverage is a given, where gun-toting isn't considered a "right", and where quality of life carries more weight than capitalism. Sadly, however, both countries bear the burden and wear the stain of bigotry and intolera...