So no news from the placement officer yet. The email we received on the 5th of July said that it will be 4-6 weeks before our phone interview, so in the meantime we are enjoying our time in Europe and taking advantage of being here to visit some of the tourist sites nearby. Even though the photo above was taken while we were at the beach on the Atlantic ocean, we are actually in Normandy at the moment. So a lot less ocean and a lot more happy cows! Normandy is one of the prime areas in France that produces wonderful butter and cheese, so we are spoiled for choice in terms of delicious dairy products. I will say it will be hard to give up the choice and variety of foods we have here when we go to the Peace Corps. I am already trying to figure out how much space I can take in my suitcases for spices and such!
We are going to visit a castle nearby today. It is called the Chateau d'Anet and was built for Diane de Poitiers, the mistress of Henry II of France from 1547 to 1552. Here is a link to wikipedia where you can read all about it and a photo of the caste. Amazing to me that it could be built in 5 years back in the 16th century!
Wikipedia, Chateau d'Anet
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