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I'm not the Jedi I should be.
I've used this subject line before.
After months of waiting (and it seems a bit ridiculous as it wasn't even May yet when I finished school last spring), my grades are finally on my UC transcript, reminding me that my "official" purpose in France was not to galavant around Europe and engage in revelries with the locals, but to go to school. Oh, ( Read more... ) -
I'm unemployed.
- I've decided the whole, "I'm technically still a student until Fall 2008," is no longer an excuse and I'm accepting the fact that I'm just jobless without any prospects of a future.
In spite of that, the past few weeks have been okay and I've been in pretty good spirits.
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- I've decided the whole, "I'm technically still a student until Fall 2008," is no longer an excuse and I'm accepting the fact that I'm just jobless without any prospects of a future.
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Last night in Europe.
I felt the need to post once more while I can still put Bordeaux as my "current location." So a post in list form:
- After weighing my suitcases (I'm hoping the scale is correct because the big suitcase came in at 22 kilo, or ~48.5 pounds after I did the conversion online, and I hate the thought of paying a fee), I weighed myself and... oy. ( Read more... )
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Ils vont me manquer.
Unless I do a very last minute, "OMG you guys, I'm leaving France right now" post, this will be my last entry posted in Europe (should be very busy with the packing/picture taking today and tomorrow). I just thought I should note that ( Read more... ) -
In which I have a crisis
I go home on June 2 which means I have a mere six weeks left in Europe. I don't want to leave not only because I love it here so much but ( for other boring reasons as well. ) -
Quick note
More details, pictures, et. al. here and at la-poo tomorrow (or rather, later today), but for now just stopping by quickly to say these things:
- Paris was, of course, absolutely amazing. I love that city so freakin' much.
- I'M GOING TO ITALY!!! May 2-8, Venice and Florence. For a long time it didn't look like I was going to be able to make it to ( Read more... )
- Paris was, of course, absolutely amazing. I love that city so freakin' much.
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My nose is perpetually stuffed.
There is an excursion thing run by the program for us California kids. It involves a medieval castle, or something to that effect, but I'm still not quite clear on the details. I'm also leaving for Paris on Sunday until Monday, so this is quite a busy weekend which is why I literally did nothing today. Actually, I just realized that ever since ( Read more... ) -
I learned a new word.
I was listening to The Proclaimers' "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" and I realized I didn't know what "haver" means. My friend said it sounded like to vomit, as in, "He havered all over the bathroom floor." Of course, that makes no sense in the context of the song so I looked it up and it's "to hem and haw." Education at work ( Read more... ) -
Mmm hm.
Compared with the last few years, I posted a lot here last month. In the same vein, my study-abroad journal isn't exactly what I envisioned it to be. I guess I'm not observant enough, and also too lazy, to write down funny anecdotes from quotidian life in Bordeaux. I enjoy it, to be sure, but I'm not going to... sing the praises of their old- ( Read more... ) -
French medication is beyond me.
Aside from getting up to eat soup and an orange, I've been in bed all day both drifting in and out of sleep and reading The Maltese Falcon. I haven't been this sick in years and I'm not quite sure how to handle it. My host parents are away for Easter weekend, so at least I don't have to feel bad about not interacting with them at all. Before ( Read more... )