Well I am not dead again for the second time. I just haven’t
felt the need to blog. I didn’t do a whole lot my week in Paris, and now I am
regretting it because even today I thought of stuff I could have done with so
much free time.
Anyway, I just feel weird right now. I am sitting at home
right now in my room… it is just weird because it has been 2 weeks since I have
been here. I just want to get into my routine again.
I came home early today at like 1:30pm because right now the
dad is taken a part his car to fix it, so we have to share for the time being.
He took me to the station today and then picked me up, and I had to come home
early, so he’d be able to go somewhere, which was fine because I wanted to come
home to do my laundry and wash my sheets.
I found a blanket in the closet room and added it to my bed,
so hopefully I will be warmer at night. I am not sure if I should have asked,
but they’re not using it, so I don’t think they’ll miss it. When it gets warmer
again, I’ll put it back where I found it.
I am annoyed because I have my broken chair back in my room
again… I am really confused why it is back here? I thought when it was taken
the first time, it would be repaired, but apparently no. I don’t know what to
do… I can’t swap it for a new one, but I don’t want to deal with this shit
chair for another 7 months.
I am also annoyed with my bedding. French sheets are weird,
and I have a duvet cover over the actual comforter, which I have to physically
put in, and I am pretty sure the comforter is just too big for the duvets
because there’s all the extra material no matter how hard I try. It’s driving
me nuts to have lumpy sheets uhhg. And it sucks because when I first moved
here, it was fine. I must suck at putting sheets on, but I am a pro at the kid’s
beds. Granted they are smaller, but I have even done it to Jerome’s bed, so I
just think the blanket magically grew.
I feel dejected right now. I don’t want to sound depressed,
but maybe I will feel better once I start the au pair routine this evening, who
knows. But it is the end of holidays, and a welcome to another 7 weeks of this
until March vaca (yes, I have counted… less than two months!), so it is normal
to feel a little sad when holidays end.
My time with Rebecca was really nice over the holidays. I
saw her usually every day at least for a little bit. Her family was so nice and
welcoming. I went out to dinner and lunch with them a few times, and they
always paid even when I tried to pay myself. But they were really nice people
regardless of that. One night we went to a restaurant I went to Nico with in
August where they serve just one dish—steak and fries, but is really good. It
was nice to go there again. Afterwards, we were in the Latin Quarter, so we
went to a bar that me and Rebecca went to last summer for our study abroad
friend’s bday, so it was nostalgic!
On her last day in Paris, I went to lunch with her family
and then me and Rebecca headed to Montparnasse to go up the building, but the
line to get in was way too long, so we just walked around until I mentioned an
idea. A month or so ago, Paige took me and a few friends to the top of a
department store, Printemps, near the Opéra area. We went to the top where
there’s a café, and a fantastic view of Paris. And it is completely free to just
go up there and not buy food. We went as the sun was setting, and the building
had just turned on their lights (Eiffel Tower, Sacre Coeur, and Arc de
Triomphe), so it was beautiful. It was a good last image for Rebecca to see of
Paris before she comes back, which hopefully won’t be too long.
Rebecca and her friend Rachel also celebrated New Years with
me. We went to a house party in the burbs where Nico and our friend Loupias was
going, so I asked if we could join. From what I remember, it was a blast. We
met a few native English speakers surprisingly. I just remember dancing with
Rebecca then before I knew it, I was being put in a bed, and I got sick on the
floor. Not a bright moment at all. Then
at like 5am Nico woke me up by slapping my face and we went home, it took like
an hour, and I just crashed when I got back to Jerome’s and subsequently,
stayed in all day after that. Rebecca and Rachel left when they found a bed for
me, and they got home ok. Paris had the RERs and metros working all night,
which was really convenient.
Jerome came back on the 3rd at like 9pm, so I was
looking forward to that. We really missed each other! He worked Friday and
Saturday though, but we are just back into the grind now. I saw Clare and
Kendall Friday night for drinks, which was great. Hadn’t seen them in two
weeks! They then went out with me on Saturday with Jerome, Vincent and his gf,
Nico, Rousseau and his gf, and it was a lot of fun! We had an apéro at Nico’s
for a while, and it was nice having my English speaking friends, but we really
did speak French a lot too. We then went to Chatelet to a bar/club, and it was
just ok. My friends made it fun, but I hope I never go back there. People kept
pushing into me and spilling on me, and the boys were really aggressive and
wouldn’t leave the girls alone, but it was a great night overall.
Then on Sunday, I just stayed in at Jerome’s all day. He set
up his drum set and we were fixing his bed and just lying low. It was a nice,
last day of holidays. Then I came home last night at like 9:30pm. I got in bed
at like 11:30pm, but I don’t think I fell asleep til 1am. My sleep routine is
tuned in at like 1 or 2am, so I need to quickly adjust to the waking up at
6:30am and thus going to sleep at 11:30pm again.
I had class today—a conversation themed class. We just got
to know each student and talked about whether we spoke English or French to our
families. The teacher was vibrant and energetic, somewhat unlike a French person
to a certain degree.
I finished season 2 of Breaking Bad this afternoon... it is so good! Ended on a cliffhanger kinda...glad I downloaded half of season 3! I also downloaded some Game of Thrones episodes because I have heard good things about it... I am sure I'll get addicted.
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