4K AVIGNON | Living in Provence, France; remote work and swimming under a 2000-yr Roman aqueduct

I moved to France a year ago and this summer, in between living situations, I decided to stay in the south of France before finding a new home (thanks to Airbnb monthly discounts equalling rent payments!). In month two, I lived in Avignon, Provence. The city walls trapped in the 40-degree heat in a pretty stifling way. But there’s something about giving way to feeling hot and sweaty after months of grey cold. I love living a season (of the year and of live) in-between like this. Life is a house of cards, but nothing has collapsed by temporarily removing myself from the thick of life (read: busyness, opportunity, happenings) for something a little simpler, just for a little while.

What I loved about Provence:
Buying melted camembert on bread for dinner
A free ferry as a means of public transport
Swimming under a 2000-year-old Roman aqueduct

What I didn’t like:
I feel so lonely after a year from home! But I had friends and family visit, and I loved sharing the long days together in a place so unfamiliar but beautiful to us.
Sometimes, it got so hot that I slept on our tiles to cool down.
Everything’s closed in August in France! But seeing it come back to life at the end of August was fun.

Time stamps:
0:00 Avignon
1:51 Palais des Papes
2:26 Le Pont d'Avignon
3:21 Avignon pool
4:43 Anniversary
7:07 Pont du Gard
7:34 Gordes
8:05 Marseille (my birthday!)
9:52 Lambert Collection
10:29 Musee Calvet
10:50 l'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue
12:15 Jardin des Doms (& rescuing a pigeon en route)

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