We have been welcomed with open arms, lots of "grosses bises" (big kisses) and amazing dinners.. into the family of friends belonging to Maryline & Daniel Decombas-Deschamps. I went solo to this birthday party, as Derek was still in the states. Rafael invited 50 of his best friends and family to celebrate life with him. His brothers were hilarious, as evidenced by the attached photo. Also pictured are many friends singing an ode to Rafael with lyrics written about his life to replace the song's original lyrics. Finally, at the bottom, a photo of me with Pascal & Nathalie Loriot, both veterinarians, who live on the farm that we almost didn't find the first time that we were invited over. Did I tell you that story? Well, we were on the right road, but hadn't gone far enough, and we were looking at every mailbox to find their name. A man inside his house saw us, came out, and we said to ourselves "hey, that looks like our gardener Bernard... no it cant be... yes it can! We were saved! He got on his bicycle and lead us the rest of the way to the Loriot's farm. We had been in Chatillon only 2 weeks, and we knew about 6 people at the time. In this small town, every time we leave the house, we see someone we know.
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