Jessica September Buchanan
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The first days of school~
It’s been a few days since my last report. I have experienced three days of school so far and these have been 3 of the best days of my life! Day one when I walked into the classroom/lab, and spent… Continue reading
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the telling dream
Last night I dreamed I was telling someone that I was moving to France to study perfumery (as I have been doing for months) and, with a jolt, realized that there was no future tense to the story any longer;… Continue reading
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meeting the others…
Yesterday I decided to embrace the Riviera and catch the bus to Cannes. So far, my biggest venture beyond the old city centre has been the 3km walk to find my school. This process of acclimatizing to a new environment/culture/life has been an interesting and at times a… Continue reading
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Grasse- my new home
It’s been a few days now since I got off the train in the Cannes station, wrestled my suitcases (with assistance) on to the bus and was driven the 11km or so and delivered to Grasse. I had a few… Continue reading
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Landing in France…
So here I am….finally, after a couple of years of mulling it over. I’ve packed up my life, left Canada behind and arrived in France to follow my passion and study perfumery. The road to get here has been a roller coaster ride… Continue reading
A Perfumed Pilgrimage 