Hi! Summer went by quickly, didn’t it? Here we are in September already. Hard to believe. Liberty and Van have begun their respective school years. This time they are different schools. We were all a little apprehensive about this sort of change, but there was no room for Van at the school where Liberty is attending; we had looked forward to them going to the same school. Fortunately, just across the street, was another school which had room for Van (in fact, students who get waitlisted for the school Liberty is at often attend this neighbouring school until the following year and they are assured a spot then). So, it is fine, we can walk with them both to their schools since they are close together.

Below is a map of our region. There are a few names for this place, and we aren’t sure why. Colloquially it is called BAB – Biarritz, Anglet, Bayonne. I think we shared that we’d be moving to Biarritz/Bayonne when we were first looking into the area. We have since discovered that Biarritz is a much ritzier and expensive town compared to Bayonne. Anglet is in the middle. Not specifically for this reason, but we have moved to Bayonne. This is mostly because it is the most central of the towns in the area. Before we truly knew too, the school that caught our eye online for Liberty and Van ended up being here, so it has all worked out.

However, the place that God opened up for us is only available until next April. We are going to have to move again. But this is an important question! The region shown on the map above is not too large, but it is the area for which we feel burdened. Since we don’t have a vehicle we will need to find a place that lets us get around by bus or bike. See the map below?

The neighbourhoods we are considering are Arènes, Saint-Léon, Marracq, and Petit Bayonne. If we have to we could consider some of the areas outside the ones I just wrote about. If we were to live further abroad than these areas then Liberty and Van would probably have to change schools, and honestly, we are hoping to avoid that.

So, even though we just moved, we are already keeping an eye out for the next place. Typically places are rented out for 3 years at a time, so we anticipate the next place becoming more homey than the current one.

But! The one we are in now has a wonderful advantage – a ready-to-use chicken coop! 2 weeks after we moved in, we cleaned up the coop and decided to buy two chickens! The red one is called Popcorn, as chosen by Liberty, and the black one is named Charlie, by Van. They’ve begun laying eggs too!

So please pray with us already, giving thanks to God to where he has led us, as well as about where to move to next. Thanks! Merci!