It's finally spring here; we've had about a week and a half of consecutively beautiful days. Since I'm so accustomed to Rhode Island weather, I am still not fully convinced that the weather will be like this from here on out. I guess I'm holding a bit of a grudge against mother nature, but I heard that there's snow in NY today, so no hard feelings :)
This past week was good. I'm still lost in some classes, but all is going well and there is nothing major to complain about. Towards the end of the week, I went to a soirée in Compiègne for St. Patrick's Day with a few of my friends, which was fun. The next day, the other American, Liam, and myself had an "American" party for some friends. Liam had it at his place, and we took the day on Friday to go and get supplies. Some of which were: American beer, chips, dip, ingredients for PB&J, ingredients for jungle juice, a funnel, solo cup-like cups, ping pong balls, and more. Everyone really had a blast, and I felt like I was home for the first time since I've been here, which was nice. I spent Saturday and Sunday pretty worn down; a mixture of a hangover and my allergies. Sunday, I rolled out of bed and went to the park by the Château with some friends for a picnic, which was a good time. It helped me to get some fresh air and tired me out a bit.
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| Jungle juice! |
Then began another week at UTC. I figured that with the Mon-Wed class schedule, that weeks would seem long, but they all really are blending together. This week sparked the realization that I need to study more French in my free time. With a sore throat and congestion, French has been hard to speak, but I need to put in a more conscious effort to learn and stop expecting it to fall into my lap. I especially need to put in the effort here, because when I go home my French will only deteriorate, let's be real. Anyway, now I'm finished for the week! Kelsey is coming on Saturday!
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| TWINNIE SOON! EUROPE=soon to be backdrop! |
Can you believe it? She's arriving Saturday morning, so we will spend the weekend in Compi and go to Paris on Monday until Thursday. Thursday afternoon, we are going to London to meet up with our friend, Cait, and will stay here until Sunday and Kels will fly out of London. Crazy!! After that it's only back to the grind for 2.5 weeks until my parents come. I knew that once the semester hit this point, it would start flying, and it certainly has.
Almost everything here has become habitual, and another thing that I've noticed, is my will and automatic reaction to speak French in certain situations. I've raised my hand in class a few times. Yeah that's right. OH and I can't believe I forgot to mention that my bank card works!!!!! SUCK IT FRENCH BANK. I'm now official. Finally, and I have to close my account in like, what, 10 weeks? Haha, still feels good at any rate.
Hope that you are all well and that spring comes and STAYS for you guys! Lots of love!
-Amanda
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