J'arrive...
Things have been going pretty well, though I seem to be tired all the time. That, however, is not unusual college student.
Re-adjusting to college life has been interesting. There are times when I feel like I'm getting it all, but at the same time, I feel horrible when speaking of my experiences abroad. I don't want to be one of those people who cannot stop; they're annoying as hell. However, this was my life for four months! However am I supposed to skip over it? I mean, I listen to people talk about their past four months here, and I'm not a part of them at all, but I still listen and smile and even laugh. But not everyone wants to hear about my experiences abroad because...they weren't there. It's so confusing and hard.
However, there are also times that I feel like I'm starting to get a firm grasp on life back here. The people that I live with are wonderful; they are treating me like I've never been gone, which is nice. They even tell me that they feel as if I never left. And that feels nice, to have people who feel as if I have never left them.
Life with my sorority is going well, also. We're working hard, as usual, but we have a wonderful pledge class and I love them all. I want to take a little this semester, I believe, and that'll be nice to expand the family. I know, I know, we're huge, but from my direct line, there is no one. I'm the only one left, and that needs to start up again.
So I'm off the crutch, though the foot bothered me some today. But I'm tired of using the crutch, and I really didn't use it long, so I'm a wimp; but seriously, who wants to use a crutch at all? No one. That's what I thought.
My dad is coming to visit me in March, which is very exciting because I haven't really been able to spend time with him since I returned to the States. Hopefully, my mama will be able to come out as well at some point during the spring! But she will be driving back to the K-State with me in May, so that'll be nice as well.
STARBUCKS IS COMING HERE! WOOT WOOT!!!!
Enough on that subject.
I don't know; not much is on my mind except for the studying abroad part. It's so weird because there is so much that I miss...and I miss more of it each day. Like...I miss speaking French all of the time. While that was troublesome there because it meant that I could not express myself as much, I liked having the knowledge that I was conversing with others in a language that was not my native one. And having classes in English is nice, but so odd. I've had classes in English my entire life except for the past four months, and it still weirds me out to think that they're in my native language now. I became so used to hearing French that even now, it feels odd to take notes in English. I also miss certain foods, like hot chocolate (dark chocolate!), FRESH-BAKED BREAD, fresh salad, and the style. Everyone keeps telling me that I look French with my style, and I like that. I miss the style in France because everyone always looked so put together; no one wore sweats ever and everyone wore dark colors, which sometimes startles me still, seeing people wear other colors besides black, brown, navy, and grey. I miss the French buildings and having an H&M close by (which, by the way, I still have trouble pronouncing in English...when I think about it, I still think of the "French-way" to say it). I miss riding the bus each day and waiting at the bus stops; I miss seeing all of the churches all over and all of the cafes. I miss my friends from France.
However, I missed my sisters, my friends, and my family back here much more, and so it is so amazing to be back here and see all of them again. I wish that I could take them all with me to France; that would be the best of both worlds.
I don't know if I want to live in France, but I know that I want to travel there - perhaps for working - but I know that I will one day be back there, and it will feel like a second glove...though I'll always be an American girl, just with a French side now. :)
Bisous.
Re-adjusting to college life has been interesting. There are times when I feel like I'm getting it all, but at the same time, I feel horrible when speaking of my experiences abroad. I don't want to be one of those people who cannot stop; they're annoying as hell. However, this was my life for four months! However am I supposed to skip over it? I mean, I listen to people talk about their past four months here, and I'm not a part of them at all, but I still listen and smile and even laugh. But not everyone wants to hear about my experiences abroad because...they weren't there. It's so confusing and hard.
However, there are also times that I feel like I'm starting to get a firm grasp on life back here. The people that I live with are wonderful; they are treating me like I've never been gone, which is nice. They even tell me that they feel as if I never left. And that feels nice, to have people who feel as if I have never left them.
Life with my sorority is going well, also. We're working hard, as usual, but we have a wonderful pledge class and I love them all. I want to take a little this semester, I believe, and that'll be nice to expand the family. I know, I know, we're huge, but from my direct line, there is no one. I'm the only one left, and that needs to start up again.
So I'm off the crutch, though the foot bothered me some today. But I'm tired of using the crutch, and I really didn't use it long, so I'm a wimp; but seriously, who wants to use a crutch at all? No one. That's what I thought.
My dad is coming to visit me in March, which is very exciting because I haven't really been able to spend time with him since I returned to the States. Hopefully, my mama will be able to come out as well at some point during the spring! But she will be driving back to the K-State with me in May, so that'll be nice as well.
STARBUCKS IS COMING HERE! WOOT WOOT!!!!
Enough on that subject.
I don't know; not much is on my mind except for the studying abroad part. It's so weird because there is so much that I miss...and I miss more of it each day. Like...I miss speaking French all of the time. While that was troublesome there because it meant that I could not express myself as much, I liked having the knowledge that I was conversing with others in a language that was not my native one. And having classes in English is nice, but so odd. I've had classes in English my entire life except for the past four months, and it still weirds me out to think that they're in my native language now. I became so used to hearing French that even now, it feels odd to take notes in English. I also miss certain foods, like hot chocolate (dark chocolate!), FRESH-BAKED BREAD, fresh salad, and the style. Everyone keeps telling me that I look French with my style, and I like that. I miss the style in France because everyone always looked so put together; no one wore sweats ever and everyone wore dark colors, which sometimes startles me still, seeing people wear other colors besides black, brown, navy, and grey. I miss the French buildings and having an H&M close by (which, by the way, I still have trouble pronouncing in English...when I think about it, I still think of the "French-way" to say it). I miss riding the bus each day and waiting at the bus stops; I miss seeing all of the churches all over and all of the cafes. I miss my friends from France.
However, I missed my sisters, my friends, and my family back here much more, and so it is so amazing to be back here and see all of them again. I wish that I could take them all with me to France; that would be the best of both worlds.
I don't know if I want to live in France, but I know that I want to travel there - perhaps for working - but I know that I will one day be back there, and it will feel like a second glove...though I'll always be an American girl, just with a French side now. :)
Bisous.