Thanks!! It finally feels like I am making progress. When I start writing the chapter based on this work, it will really feel "real".I think commonplace spots are important too! Today we went to my favorite cafe and then patisseries where the folks know me. We also went by one of the libraries I worked in, so he's really getting a sense of where I have been spending my time. But I've made sure to take him to museums too – handpicked for him (Transportation Museum, here we come!)I always plan unplanned time, lol. For trips I print a calendar and write "free time". With a list of potential activities, haha.

It does blow my mind. And the most random, unimportant businesses are in buildings that would be a historic monument in Canada, lol (if not older!) It is pretty lovely to constantly see such history and such beautiful architecture as the norm. The only down side is there are no fines for not picking up dog poo here, so much of my time is spent looking DOWN at the sidewalk!! 🙂

Me too!! I am so happy he's here. He is such a tough cookie, too, really quickly adjusting to the time zone. I thought for sure he'd be jet lagged all day, but he's already in time with me 🙂

Thanks!! Me too 😀

Thanks! Oh, how I wish I could have saved some trees. Photographs were allowed for a daily fee, but the lighting was so bad they just became these glare-filled things, impossible to read. I think it's a right of passage to have a suitcase filled with research, lol. Now I get the added stress of worrying about LOSING all of this data and having to come back 😉