Happy May Day! As I mentioned, today is a holiday in France. Only on le 1 mai, anybody is allowed to sell lily of the valley (le muguet) in the streets. It's supposed to bring happiness.

I spent today at my host family's country house, with a fire in the fireplace. While we were there, Arnaud showed me parts of the airplane he's in the process of building - all from scratch, including the electrical systems. He showed me some wing parts and the instrument panel, with a few instruments installed. This will be the second airplane he's built - pretty cool.

I also had the chance to read a few of the family's old comic strip books, including Astérix and Tintin, both of which are well known in France.