Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Bonjour Paris!

We're on our way, next stop, Paris!
Our flight took 9 hours and 35 minutes, we had trouble sleeping on the plane because we were so excited of the adventure that was ahead of us, but we did not let that stop us, we hit the ground running. After making it through the busy Paris traffic, we made it too our hotel.

It is in the Montmartre district in Paris where many famous artists have lived. We walked around the beautiful winding cobblestone streets and stopped at a french cafe on the hill where we enjoyed our lunch and this view.


We meandered through the streets of this beautiful arts district taking in all of the beautiful sights as we made our way to the Montmartre Museum.
This was the home and studio of the Impressionist artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir. The house is surrounded by beautiful gardens in the center of Montmartre and being there made us feel like we had entered one of his canvases.

Everywhere we went today we were surrounded by French sights and sounds. Listening to the French language is magical, so we have decided to add a French phrase of the day to each blog, and since Mrs. Aromy and Mrs. Cook neither one speak any french our first phrase is 

 Do you speak English?              Parlez-vous anglais?              par-lay-voo ahn-glay

ps...As we were falling asleep last night we heard a lullaby of a Parisian song being played on an accordion   from the street below our room, and we wandered if we were dreaming, if so, please don't wake us. Stay tuned...





Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Au Revoir

Mrs. Cook and Mrs. Aromy were very excited to see an OKE Koala at the Houston airport before we caught our plane to Paris on Monday. We saw Ferdinand and his family as they were heading to Norway for a visit back home. Wishing everyone safe travels this summer, stay tuned.....

Sunday, June 22, 2014

Have paint, will travel.

We are one day away from our departure! We are busy packing our bags and getting ready for France.
I've got all the necessary art supplies packed and ready to go, but wait, where am I going to fit my clothes? Stay tuned as our adventure begins tomorrow...

Tuesday, May 27, 2014


We attended the Fund for Teachers orientation and celebration last Thursday evening in Houston and had a wonderful time. We got to meet other 2014 Houston area fellows and hear about their upcoming travels, received some important information and of course, got our checks! And if that wasn't enough, we were greeted by former fellows for a celebration. Thanks so much to Mrs. Childs and Mrs. Dufrene for coming out to celebrate with us.
We are so ready to be on our way to France, 27 day until take off"
Stay tuned....