2 weeks in the French Alpes

Wow… It has already been two weeks since I arrived at my new destination; Castellane, located in the Alpes-Haute-Provence. Time for an update! Not everything really went as plan… Such as a mattress that was not rolled, oups. Luckily I had some good friends that helped me out. Really grateful for that. In the end all worked out, and I am so happy to be living my dream. Often following dreams always contains some sort of risk, a fear… ‘What if it does not work out, what if something happens, what if I don’t like it.’ You cannot stop questions like this from going through your head. But at the end of the day you should NEVER give up on your dream. Like they say in French ‘Mieux vaut des remords que des regrets‘. Which means, it is better to have remorse than regrets.

So Friday the 1st of October after a 13-hour ride I arrived home, did the house check and emptied my car. The apartment was much better than expected. I have a lot of space, nice bathrooms and a nice kitchen. It is located on the 4th floor which gives me an amazing view of the famous Roc of the village. I even do not want to sleep with the curtains closed due to the beautiful view that I wake up to haha!

The weekend was all about cleaning, decorating, doing grocery shopping at the market and a lot more cleaning. I even got a pigeon in my bathroom Saturday night! Probably didn’t close the window well, which resulted in more cleaning LOL.

At the local market I got some beautiful high quality sheep skins and I went to Digne-les-baigns to get some plants and pillows.

The first two weeks of working went well, although the big storm on Monday. It was like there was a river coming through the street. I need to be honest and say that I have had moments where I thought ‘Why did I move here’. But then when the sky clears up, the beautiful views are calming again and I walk around here in nature, I know it again. This is what I fell in love with. Other days I started hiking before work, looking at breathtaking views and thinking ‘It feels like I am still dreaming…’.

And until this day I can say, I am so happy that I took this step. I feel like I am really at my place. And when I look outside of my window every morning… I feel so blessed to have gotten this opportunity.

Lisa Kiburg

Lisa Kiburg

En tant que photographe, voyageuse et blogueuse passionnée, j’adore partager mes expériences et mes connaissances avec vous. La nature, les animaux et la culture m’inspirent. Avec mes guides et mes blogs, j’aimerais vous inspirer vous aussi. Intéressé par une séance photo ? N’hésitez pas à me contacter !

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  • Jolanda Kiburg
    October 20, 2021 3:50 am

    Geweldig om te lezen Lisa.
    Ben zo blij dat je gelukkig bent en het zo erg naar je zin hebt, ik zie Morel ook bij je foto’s leuk!
    Doe maar lekker heel erg veel genieten in je mooie appartement en je prachtige omgeving.
    Ik geniet iedere keer dat je foto’s stuurt met je mee!
    Heb ze ook regelmatig met veel trots aan collega’s laten zien.
    Love you to the moon and back 💕❤
    Dikke kus en veel liefs,
    Mam

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  • Jolanda Kiburg
    October 20, 2021 7:42 am

    Jaaa ga ik zeker doen… eerst even operatie ondergassn en herstellen 😉💕

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  • Jaaa ga ik zeker doen… eerst even operatie ondergaan en herstellen 😉💕
    Tot zondag xx

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  • Heel tof dat je de stap hebt durven nemen. De meeste willen wel, maar durven niet. Hoop dat al je dromen uit mogen komen en je lang en gelukkig mag genieten in de prachtige omgeving waar je je thuis hebt gevonden!
    Veel geluk !

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  • Heel leuk en spannend Lisa, wat een avontuur en lef heb jij om dit geheel in je eentje te ondernemen!
    Heel veel plezier en geluk met je nieuwe woon/leef omgeving!

    Groetjes Robert en Nancy.

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