Le Vin - And Saying Yes When You're Unsure

Recently I was in the Provencal farm house of a woman who has sold several official wine guides for women in France. I am working for her, or with her, rather, translating her wine guide and coming up with social media and web marketing plans to expose her in America. The other day, though, I ate lunch at her house and drank a rosé made by a winemaker she knows personally. And we spoke in French about movies and food and men. 

Just three weeks ago I couldn't have imagined such a scene. Well, actually, I would have imagined it and not believed it could actually exist. For a while before the internship started, and even in the first few days of the internship, I was unsure of the whole thing. Before I met Isabelle, I didn't have a clear idea of what we were doing, I was scared to constantly speak French, and I was ready to go home. In the first few days of the internship Antibes had a strange feeling since so many people I met here left. Now, though, I am so glad I took this opportunity. I am gaining experience in an area I hadn't considered before, and now I have made contacts and have knowledge that could lead me to whole new places in my future. 

I implore you, do things you are unsure of if you have even the hint of a desire to do so. Just jump into things occasionally and allow yourself to work through feelings of anxiety that come with the unknown. Do not say no to something just because it is out of the realm of things you had considered for your life, or because you think it can't end up the way it sounds. 

Please, please, challenge yourself. It is scary, but what you learn about your capabilities will astound you. 

The FANTASMIC bookcase in the B & B we got to stay in for an evening
when we were in Visan for a wine tasting. 

Because of Isabelle Foret's connections in the wine world, we
were able to stay here free of charge for an evening. 

The name of the town where the tasting took place was Visan. The
name of the wine cooperative that is located there is called Anvis. The
wines produced there are a collaboration of several vineyards. 

This wine tasting was special because it was actually a jury
of 33 women who blind-tested 10 different red wines with varying
grape blends. The favorite amongst the professional wine jury and
the non-professional women was selected to represent the annual wine
called "Femme" (woman). 

L'Universite du Vin (University of Wine) located in Suze-la-Rousse, a
small village very close to Visan. It is one of the best wine universities
in the world.