In five days I will soar over the Atlantic venturing back to a tiny town in the south of France called Juan-Les-Pins. Its more popular neighbor, Cannes, is situated just 10 miles east along the bright blue Mediterranean waters and it is the reason for my return to this, my favorite country.
My foot last touched the train platform in JLP about three years ago in June of 2006 and, honestly, I never thought in my wildest dreams I would be back. However, as fate would have it my dream came true and this past Fall I was offered the Program Coordinator position for the
Cannes Film Festival Study Abroad Program at the
University of Georgia – a program I had attended as a student just three years prior.
The 2009 Festival begins in only two weeks’ time and I am thrilled to see it in person once again. My personal ‘program prep’ in the Riviera begins in less than a week just days before the arrival of our 25 hand-selected UGA students. The reality of it all is only now sinking in and I can’t wait to share all of my new adventures this time around.
I look forward to having you follow me through this year’s sites and sightings in one of the most picturesque cities on the planet during one of the most prestigious film festivals of all time.
Cannes Film Festival 2009 — here I come!
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