Blog Fail?
So this is officially the THIRD time I’ve had Internet access since I’ve been in France. Thus, having a blog for you all to “keep up with what I’ve been doing” has been kind of pointless. I can’t feel completely horrible though because I think staying away from the Internet has kept my mind here in the present and thinking in French as much as possible and trying to forget English. Currently, I am at my “brother’s” house. I spent the night here because my parents are helping a relative move house.
It’s difficult for me to look at things in perspective right now because I’ve been living moment to moment here. Unbelievable that this time next week I will be on a charter bus to Paris. Apart of me is ready for my three days in Paris with all the other stagiaires and then to return to the United States. But then there is another part of me that doesn’t want to depart from eating pain, fromage, and Nutella without disgression. I’m going to miss watching Hannah Montana in French every Saturday morning. My bus stop across from the tiny port stuffed with sailboats. Walking around Centre-Ville with Mia after school.
Granted I’m not going to miss not knowing what in the heck someone has asked me or when the salespeople in stores automatically switch to English when they hear my accent, but those things are small. There’s a beauty here in Bretagne that is difficult to describe. The closest thing I can compare it to is the feeling I had once while gazing at an Indiana corn field covered in mist stretching out unto infinity, the sun glittering down. It’s unspoken, natural. In general I also just love how all the buildings & roads are ancient here.
Here’s what my week looks like:
Monday - final full day of school
Tuesday - 14 juillet, ie French 4th of July, no school, national holiday
Wednesday - review for final exam at school
Thursday - exam and play rehearsal
Friday - rehearsal and performance for the families
Saturday - pack bags & say goodbye
Sunday - 730am depart for Paris
I love you all and think of you often.
