Thank you for the pictures. I love travel but my husband does not. So, I love when people travel and share their experiences and pictures. It looks like you are having a wonderful time here.
I'm curious, do you work with an editor for all your Substack posts? Or just for essays? I've been thinking about this lately... A gut check never hurts.
Alexis, yes I work with an editor (so useful). Cf my post tomorrow about my experience “working” with ChatGPT. I’d like to use your example of “creating a recipe” at the end of the post—that okay?
Candy, I did the Experiment in International Living in Germany, the summer of 1970, right before starting college! Lots of memories, including a day trip with our group into East Berlin — very exciting.
Jeffrey, so good to hear from you! I love it when I spend one hour on a post (most of that time searching for good photos) and readers enjoy it. Go figure!
This sounds like a lovely thing to do. Are you a guest of a friend, or is this someone who hosts this endeavor regularly? And yes, Avignon is lovely. I was there in 1958 as a college student, and again in 2015 on a river cruise.
What a great way to learn French! We're doing a 2-week immersion class in Dijon in June. I'm nervous! Also, I love the proposed title for your next post and it's so true. ChatGBT is scary good at flattery.
I love the working title! And I am CONFIDENT in your linguistic capacities--they strike me as a nobly human pursuit against the tides of the translator machine!!
Isabel, thank you! I'm in the homestretch of revising/tweaking/writing my ChatGPT saga; feels good and I feel pretty confident in how I've evaluated the experience.
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This sounds wonderful! You are such an inspiration. My fear of flying holds me back, but I’m working on it! Planning a trip to Hawaii in October.
Lynn, go for it!
Thank you for the pictures. I love travel but my husband does not. So, I love when people travel and share their experiences and pictures. It looks like you are having a wonderful time here.
I'm curious, do you work with an editor for all your Substack posts? Or just for essays? I've been thinking about this lately... A gut check never hurts.
Alexis, yes I work with an editor (so useful). Cf my post tomorrow about my experience “working” with ChatGPT. I’d like to use your example of “creating a recipe” at the end of the post—that okay?
Sure, go for it! :)
Love Avignon.
Jeanine, it’s kind of the perfect small city, isn’t it?!
It is, very neat, and the wall, so enchanting.
I love this! Would love to reimmerse myself in the French language as I once did. I wrote about that time, fifty years ago this year, on Medium, if you are able to read it. https://medium.com/human-parts/remarkable-life-inspiration-results-from-spreading-your-wings-d6ef09f213aa
Candy, I did the Experiment in International Living in Germany, the summer of 1970, right before starting college! Lots of memories, including a day trip with our group into East Berlin — very exciting.
That is uncanny! I wondered if we had done something similar based on your recent immersion…amazing!
Lovely post. I have happy memories of my own brief séjour in Avignon, half a lifetime ago.
Jeffrey, so good to hear from you! I love it when I spend one hour on a post (most of that time searching for good photos) and readers enjoy it. Go figure!
Sounds lovely, enjoy.
Thank you Paulette! We just landed back in the U.S. so will be treasuring memories of Avignon.
Bonne Chance!
thank you Dee! I need good luck to learn more French
Whoop! What a great way to spend another week in France!
ha ha, oui! it was a marvelous week. miss you already!
Those chickens are fresh! They must have been delish. Yummy food. Beautiful language.
Thank you Carissa! We didn’t actually cook those chickens; I was just mesmerized by their plumes!
Thanks. Found the link.
Profitez-bien!
Merci Caroline!
This sounds like a lovely thing to do. Are you a guest of a friend, or is this someone who hosts this endeavor regularly? And yes, Avignon is lovely. I was there in 1958 as a college student, and again in 2015 on a river cruise.
Diana, we pay Julie; it’s a thriving business for her, and also a lot of work! See the site linked to her name, above.
What a great way to learn French! We're doing a 2-week immersion class in Dijon in June. I'm nervous! Also, I love the proposed title for your next post and it's so true. ChatGBT is scary good at flattery.
omg Sacha, this is great feedback! ChatGPT and how to use it, and not use it, is a BIG topic that I'm trying to whittle down...
🎵 "Sur le pont d'Avignon..." 🎵
I love the working title! And I am CONFIDENT in your linguistic capacities--they strike me as a nobly human pursuit against the tides of the translator machine!!
Isabel, thank you! I'm in the homestretch of revising/tweaking/writing my ChatGPT saga; feels good and I feel pretty confident in how I've evaluated the experience.