Garance Galore

I feel like SO MUCH has happened since my last post. 

First things first, I hope you are feeling amazing today! 

I am still in a busy season, probably the busiest I’ve ever been, but I am feeling so content lately.

I have begun my teaching practice. I am pursuing a Master’s Degree in order to teach French as a foreign language. And I have been loving every single part of it, even though it’s a very draining experience. 

But it’s going very well; I have a great bond with my students, and I am loving the school.

My plan was never to be a teacher; I was always so confused about what to do in the future. I just knew that I loved languages and wanted to have an impact on people’s lives, no matter how small.

My fiancé actually encouraged me to apply for this course ‘and see how it goes’. Five months in… And I know I made the right decision !

I’ve been reflecting a lot about success and purpose as I was very lost about what path to choose, and if there is one thing I learned, it is that you never know what is for you until you try new things. I could’ve hated teaching, and it would have been ok; I could cross it off my list and jump onto the next thing. 

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So… I’ve been exhausted, staying up until 4 a.m. and barely getting any sleep. But the weekend arrived, and I decided to take a break because, well, I deserved it. 

Since I moved to Malta, for many reasons, I have not made any long-term or meaningful friendships.

Until recently, when I started working part-time at a new place, where I met really great people.

Last weekend, I met one of them again. We spent the day walking around the island. We went to eat, grabbed a bubble tea and bought what we needed to make some DIY cosmetics.

The day was really nothing special, but it felt so good. We spoke for hours and walked everywhere without a destination in mind.  

Since I left France, I’ve been missing these moments : being with my best friends or my aunt, having some girl time.

There is something very special about being with other women, talking and relating about life. Especially when these women are like-minded !

This afternoon felt like such a refreshing moment.

I have never been the kind of person who has a lot of friends. In fact, I often felt like I did not ‘need’ friends until I met my now best friend.

Since then, I have my very few friendships that I keep very close to my heart, but none of them was in Malta.

Having friends or not no longer felt like a choice because I just could not click with anyone.

But these past months, I’ve really come to understand the value of being around other women again and it brought a lot of joy into my life!

This was all for today, I hope you enjoyed reading me. I wish you a great week!

Don’t forget to cherish your friends! xx

Garance