Well my ambition of blogging about my trip to Europe this spring was a flop but I suppose I can reflect on my experiences...right? I will. My experience traveling was amazing to say the least and to sum it up in one word.
Each place I visited I brought back a bit of the local culture to infiltrate my life back in the states. Currently I have been tres nicois and enjoying Rosè. I do as they do and have some midday perhaps at lunch, or before, or both! I never appriciated Rosè, I thought of it like lukewarm water, is it hot or cold, It needed to make up its mind and be either Red or White!
So what changed, the Rosè didn't, I did. I'm not even sure if I like Rosè or if I like where it takes me–back to the pebbles on the Cote d'Azure. It's not just the Rosè but all that goes along with it–enjoying each day and the beauty it holds. A bit corney sounding and I know someone else could sum it up better. But life isn't about being a "big deal" and having a job to boast about. It's not about your house and how big it is and what mid century designer furniture is exhibited inside. It's not even about going to the French Riviera and vacationing.
A job is job, a house is your home, and there's no vacation. There's holiday. As I was chatting about french life and culture over a bottle of Rosè with Sebastion and Robert I realized how I wasn't engaging in life. Even this experience of travel had become a task rather than a journey. Good thing I ended up in the Cote d'Azure earlier!
But drinking Rosè is culture and community. You get together after your mornings work is through and take in the beauty of the Med and talk and listen to your friends. If the day is too nice, and too beautiful, that comes first. We have one life. The Med is there. The sun is out. The work will get done. Enjoy.
Now as I'm back in the American West, looking for work (a bit hopeless) I will pause, take a break and pour a glass of Rosè.It's summer. The day is beautiful. There will be work. It's time to be and enjoy.
* Try Cinder Wines Rosè. It won first place in the Northwest
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