The 5 W...

Throughout the past few weeks, I have had an increasing amount of questions that come my way in regards to my future travels. Questions such as: Where in France are you going? How long are you staying? How big is your city? Are the French boys there good looking? How much cheese do they eat?

So I thought I might enlighten you- on the more intelligent questions at least. 

      Where:

The city  I will be staying in is a little town of 14 000 people; Valentigney [val-OHN-teen-yeh]. It is located in the Eastern most region in France in an area named la Franche Comté. This area of France was inhabited during the Paleolithic age and was occupied by the Gauls (so in a nut shell, it's very, very old) . It remains one of the countries more agriculturally dependent areas and produces some of the best cheeses in the country (YES!).

A photo of the region in relation to France.

VALENTIGNEY:

Valentigney is a sweet little town that is located one hour north of the regions capital, Besançon. As you can see, it is a mountainous region, and is located in the foot hills of the Alps! Switzerland is only an hour or two away, along with Germany, and Paris is only 5-6 hours by car. 

I am so fortunate about the region of France that I am being hosted in, and cannot wait until February, 9th!

Speaking of departure...

14 days

Till tomorrow,

Haleigh