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My countdown until coming home has started. I've only got forty-some days until I'm no longer living in France. I can't describe how excited I am. France is a lovely country, and the people are nice, but I don't think I could live here again. The combination of how closed French society is and how uncomfortable I get about my French makes it a depressing place for me to stay long-term. Plus, that long without any (real) dancing is never good for me.
But! There have been some really good things, too. I'm really glad to have gotten to know the other assistants, and hope to keep in touch with them for a long time. Although my students weren't very nice to me overall, there were occasional moments of amazingness in my classes (yesterday, we wrote stories, and it was HILARIOUS! I'm hoping to get a copy of "The Gay Dragon Story" when I see them again). I did two little flamenco performances in one of the local middle schools and had my picture in *both* of the local papers!
So...this year has...not been a waste? I'm still having trouble believing that. But, it's almost over! I only have two weeks and three days of classes left, and I just finished planning my lesson for the two weeks ("America" by Bree Sharp!) I have no clue what I'll do for the last three days, but it doesn't really matter... And now I'm doing that thing where you try to fit everything in at the end. So, last Saturday, I went to Blois, and tomorrow I'm going to Amboise (castles! Leonardo de Vinci! yay!). And then, starting next week, I'm going to have constant visitors (my dad and uncle, then a high school friend and her ex, then my mom). And then I GO HOME!!!
But! There have been some really good things, too. I'm really glad to have gotten to know the other assistants, and hope to keep in touch with them for a long time. Although my students weren't very nice to me overall, there were occasional moments of amazingness in my classes (yesterday, we wrote stories, and it was HILARIOUS! I'm hoping to get a copy of "The Gay Dragon Story" when I see them again). I did two little flamenco performances in one of the local middle schools and had my picture in *both* of the local papers!
So...this year has...not been a waste? I'm still having trouble believing that. But, it's almost over! I only have two weeks and three days of classes left, and I just finished planning my lesson for the two weeks ("America" by Bree Sharp!) I have no clue what I'll do for the last three days, but it doesn't really matter... And now I'm doing that thing where you try to fit everything in at the end. So, last Saturday, I went to Blois, and tomorrow I'm going to Amboise (castles! Leonardo de Vinci! yay!). And then, starting next week, I'm going to have constant visitors (my dad and uncle, then a high school friend and her ex, then my mom). And then I GO HOME!!!