A springtime of Change in the French Countryside
I haven't ever truly thought of my little village of Candé as distinctly beautiful or quaint but rather a town in the middle of nowhere with a greater population of cows and sheep to the people. Thinking about it now, It may have been due to the cold and record breaking rainy weather during winter that clouded the Loire Valley and most of France but Candé and the surrounding villages were rather dreary under the clouds during this time. At last as the weather has taken a turn during the month of April and start of springtime, my eyes have been opened to the beauty and simplicity of this village lost in the Loire Valley countryside. Often, the mornings I’ve cherished the most are when I walk past the farmers market on Mondays with the rising sun and the birds chirping as I walk to work less than a ten minute trip from my host family's house. Changing Host Families : I had known all along as I began my year in France that I would have a total of three host families throughout
