Alain and I were married in 1970 in California and returned to Pau where he was a Math teacher at a lycée privé. Then Pullman WA (WSU), Pau again (military service), Woods Hole MA (WHOI), Bern CH and finally, in 1981, a permanent job for Alain, an environmento-hydro-geo-chemist, in Orléans (BRGM). I started translating in the early 80s for the BRGM, initially doing mostly technical reports, and later branching into Environmental and Risk Assessments as the field evolved. I taught English to science students and TOEFL prep courses for many years, both at the U of Orléans and the U of Pau, and for a time also counseled American exchange students – a job I loved, but unfortunately could never turn into a permanent job.
About 13 years ago, Alain landed a job at the U of Pau. We found a little abandoned "farm" for sale in Bosdarros, 8 km south of Pau. It was like coming home after 25 years of wandering! We also inherited a Bourg-family house in the Ardèche (St Thomé). So now we have TWO old stone house to keep up!!! (Bosdarros and St Thomé are easy to find on Google maps and elsewhere on the Internet. Let us know if you are over and looking for a place to stay near Provence. The house in St Thomé is a bit rustic but has all you need.)
Daughter, Kristina (36), and her little family (husband and 3 children) are living in Angola right now. Son, Ian (34), lives in Berkeley and his wife, in Cambridge MA! Our youngest, Kathryn (31), and her boyfriend live in Bordeaux (Eh oui! rue Nérigean, entre l'église St Michel et l'église Ste Croix).
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