Ep 3 Ferme Viltane. Tulips. April 2019
Ferme Viltane, Essonne, France. A local farm near my home. My first time, seeing fields of tulips in person. A kaleidoscope of colours. Felt as if I were in a candy wonderland. April 2019.

In Episodes 1 and 2, I mentioned about my low productivity regarding the list of things I have planned to do during the first month of lockdown in France and that I have experienced feelings of guilt and failure. I shared with you two newspaper articles countering the fad of achieving productivity during these trying times. According to the articles, trying to achieve productivity during the lockdown is not always possible for everyone, and that it’s not necessary a good thing.

In this episode, I will share with you a bit of my background, which might be the key factor in explaining my feelings of guilt and failure.

Happy listening!

Dans Épisodes 1 et 2, j’ai fait mention de ma faible productivité concernant ma liste de « To-Do » pendant le premier mois de confinement en France, et que j’ai des sentiments de culpabilité et d’échec. Puis, j’ai partagé avec vous deux articles de journaux qui ont été contré la lubie de productivité pendant cette période. Selon eux, essayant d’atteindre la productivité n’est pas toujours faisable pour tout le monde, et qu’il n’est pas nécessairement une bonne chose. 

Pourtant, ne soyez pas abattu. Dans cet épisode, je vais vous expliquer pourquoi nous ne devrons pas nous culpabiliser pour ne pas être productif durant cette période éprouvante. 

Bonne écoute ! 

By Juste Claudia

Bonjour! Je m'appelle Claudia. That was the extent of my linguistic skills when I first came to France in 2016 from Singapore. My French is much better now (it has to after 8 years!) but I am still waiting for the day when I can dream in the language and not mix up the genders of inanimate objects. This blog is about my life in France: food & drinks, different regions, gardening, my work as as an English teacher, French bureaucracy, different French regions. I have recently moved from the Parisian suburbs to Grenoble, the flattest city in France but surrounded by mountains. I hope to share more about my adventures in Grenoble with you.

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