techno? really?

It's 12am (0:00 France time), and what do I hear outside my window, you ask? Techno music. Have I mentioned that I live in a small town in the French Alps? I don't know what possessed the villagers to have a rave outside my window on a Wednesday day, but there it is.

Last night the whole family went into town and had a picnic at Bertrand Parc. All the girls had on cute summer dresses. Mia & Sam played in the wading pool. And Sam got to spend some quality guy time playing "football."

I always think there is something amazing about getting a group of people together and having so many different nationalities. In Georgia, everyone is pretty much from Georgia. My mom is from Wisconsin...and to us that's a foreign country. You get the occasional Floridian. There are the rednecks from Alabama. We welcome some people from South Carolina, Tennessee, and even Mississippi...but if you are not American, and more importantly Southern, it's like you are a new species. In Geneva, the ex-pats are the locals. My closest friend here is British, but she was raised in Ethiopia. I have friends from Germany, South Africa, the Czech Republic, Scotland, Belgium, Ghana, Australia, France, Switzerland, Canada, and a lot of other places (not to mention America). The children I take care of have 3 passports each: Canada, America, & Switzerland (well, actually the twins don't have Canada, much to Michelle's chagrin).

But really, it's amazing how flat the world has become. I almost feel boring saying that I was born and raised in not just one country, but one state! (Love you Georgia). America is so different- we have variety when it comes to potato chips and Europe has variety when it comes to birth places. Although, let me tell you, I really miss that Kroger chip aisle.

So, those are just some thoughts...mainly because I am having trouble falling asleep these days, so I figure you should suffer through it with me.

Have a great day!