Last night I returned from nearly two weeks "abroad". My students have a vacation, so I do as well. More information (and photographs) will follow.

Essentially, my friend Jenny and I went to Bruges (that's in Belgium!), one of my favourite towns in Europe. Absolutely gorgeous. We also watched the amazing film In Bruges in Bruges.

We then went on to ( Read more... )

Oh my goodness, guys, there's snow on the ground. D:

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Day 22

So last week, my French teacher, Dominique F. told us yet another interesting word origin: sadism. Apparently, there was a Count of Sade, who was locked up for, um, kidnapping women and, well... yeah, hence, sadism. The subject was only brought up because the Count actually wrote a lot in prison, and it had something to do with some "ism" or ( Read more... )

Day 21 (...wow, has it really been that long...?)

So it has been brought to my attention that I haven't yet spoken about Ypres. :) It's an awesome city. Much of it has been rebuilt since the first world war, as it was literally leveled by shelling. The really cool thing about it is that those buildings that were rebuilt? They're exact replicas of ( Read more... )

Okay, I'm pretty sure that it's day ten... anyway, now everything's going to be arbitrarily so many days away from today, which is now "Day 10" of my trip... even if it isn't. What is reality, anyway...? D:

Last night, I saw a wild rat for the first time. I was walking back to my dorm, searching in my purse for my keys (and, incidentally, thinking ( Read more... )

Days 9-10 (maybe? Have I lost count?) (Morning Post)

Today is the day that we go to Brugge! .... and its raining! Badly! D: Last night, it was gorgeous out, no clouds whatsoever... and then, I wake up this morning and think "hey, I need some light, let me open the window and illuminate the room with sunlight!" and I raise the blinds and... it's like ( Read more... )

Note: This entry is now Friends locked to make my mother less paranoid. :3

Days 6-8 (or so... I've actually lost count. I'm recounting the first week I've been in Lille, in any case)

So... it's not Monday. D: Sorry. It's actually Tuesday, right around 9:30 in the evening as I'm typing this. :) I'm just happy to have finally achieved internet access ( Read more... )