So I have been failing at my blog. I don’t have any interest
that more really, but a lot has happened since I last posted.
First and foremost, I got incredible news last night. A week
ago, I had asked my host mom for some days off in July to be able to go to Nice
for interviews for my grad school. They are July 10-11, so I asked if I just could
leave for good since my end date was July 19th. I also said just
those days were fine too, but it would be better to get all the days off so I don’t
make a trip to Nice then back to Paris just for 5 days. When I got home last
night, my host mom and I were chatting
about our weekends, and then I asked when are the kids getting out of school.
She said July 5th, and that I could end then as well. 2 WHOLE WEEKS,
booooyaaaaaaaaa!
Now I don’t have to worry about what to do with the kids all
day everyday bc they are in school up until I leave. So right now, I need to
plan when I am going to Nice and I also am planning a trip to Barcelona with
Lindsey. It is good to know my dates now, so I can seriously plan this.
The only bad thing is I had budgeted my remaining salary
including the 2 extra weeks of work, so this has put a crank in the budget
unfortunately. I was already having to save 50 of my 90 euros a week to be able
to pay for these things, along with an iphone I bought this weekend, so now I
have to save even more a week, which will be hard. And I bought the iphone to
be able to have for next year, and I got a super deal on it, so I am not
regretting that at all. A little because I have depleted my money, but I need
the phone eventually, so it is ok.
This weekend I am going to Giverny. It is a day trip through
my French school, and it is where Monet lived with his gardens to get
inspiration for his paintings. I went 2 years ago (almost to the day), with my
study abroad group, and it was so pretty. The thing is that when I went 2 years
ago, the weather had been beautiful the whole time I had been in Paris… 70’s
and sunny. The past few days have been cloudy, rainy, and in the 50’s. It is always
in the 50’s. Where is the beautiful weather?? L
At least it isn’t freezing anymore, but geez. This whole wknd was rainy, so I
literally stayed at Jerome’s apt watching movies and stuff and then going out
at night.
Speaking of going out, I went to Jerome’s concert on Friday;
my first one. I really enjoyed it and had a good time. He is in the rock band
and plays drums. They are getting pretty popular in Paris, which is exciting,
and they put on a really good show. They play their own music and covers, and I
have heard some of their own songs before, so it was nice hearing familiar
music. I enjoy concerts much better when I know the songs.
I also had a 2 week holiday recently where I went to
Amsterdam, Lille, and Nice. I don’t really want to recap it because it was so
much, but I really enjoyed my time! The Netherlands were like nothing I have
ever seen before, and I thoroughly enjoyed discovering a new country. Visiting
Lille was really nostalgic, but again, I had a blast, and I am happy I went
back! And then Nice actually didn’t have great weather this time around, it was
cloudy and cold like Paris, but I still had fun. I went to Monaco one day and a
nearby town, Antibes. Discovering more of France!
Oh last week, I made madaleines. They are a French pastry
thing; very classic. The dad told me no one knows how to make them anymore and
just buy them at the store, so I feel very accomplished. They came out well!
The dad got a job, and he started today. So I have been in
charge of cooking since last week. It is a lot to handle, but I haven’t screwed
up so far. Today I was so busy with chores and cooking, so it was stressful,
but I got everything done!
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