Summer 2010

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What a good life I have! I was able to raise a significant chunk of money this summer to come to France to research the creation of new regional health agencies. Thanks to hard work and the support/generosity of many people, I have been very successful in securing interviews with very influential and well-positioned people. I am focusing my study on three specific regions: Bretagne (Brittany, with Rennes as the capital), Ile-de-France (the Paris region), and Midi-Pyerenees (in the southwest, with Toulouse as the capital). We arrived in France a little over a week ago, beginning our trip in Paris where I did a number of interviews, and then in Bretagne where we have been based out of L'Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sante Publique in Rennes. Yesterday was a full day in which I took the train to the departments of Finistere and Morbihan and did interviews in Quimper and Vannes. Sarah and Olivia met up with me in Vannes and we got to tour the city and have dinner together. Olivia is convinced that every plane, train, or bus she rides is hers ("no, my train!"), so I felt lucky that she would share and let me ride with her.