My last week My last days

I was going to write this post earlier in the week, but as things are wont to do when you're about to leave the country, things got too busy.
This week has been full to bursting, but mostly with the kinds of things that are errands because you're doing them hurriedly. Normally, trying to get to the Catacombes while they're open would be a fun thing, but that's the attitude that got them pushed to my last day in Paris in the first place.
I also had three tests and three papers this week. One test was this morning, one is in about 15 minutes, and the last is tomorrow. And I just have to correct two sentences and email the last paper when I get a spare minute.
In other news, typing is difficult because I've been too lazy recently to change from the French layout to the American one, so as I type this in the American layout, my fingers feel like uncooperative noodles.
In even other news, the weather in Paris is being unpleasant again. I don't mind though as long as I'm not outside when it rains harder than a sprinkle. I've already pretty much seen the outdoor stuff. And anything else is scratched off my list in a frustrated Bic green already.
I climbed the Eiffel Tower on Sunday and visited Lisieux on Monday. I think I'll hold off on a more detailed description until I'm home with: A. a computer that likes me, and B. a cable for my camera. Yes folks, I will eventually put up photos from the last several months. There are hundreds.
Did I mention that I have jury duty Wednesday?
OK, people. I'm officially not thinking about it, so you didn't hear it from me, but I'm leaving Paris Saturday morning, and arriving in California Sunday afternoon.
Can't wait to see you!
Gros bisous,
-Ganchi

I feel like I have very little new to tell you

I saw Michaela yesterday, though. She's here, specifically, Versailles, as an au pair, and to "study" art. She has Sundays off, so she came into town to see me, and to see Paris, but it was raining, so she basically just saw me. It was really good to chat again. It's been a year, I guess.

Yeah. It was raining. Whoever's in charge of the weather here is a total idiot, cause I've only got one more weekend left now, and there's not a lot to be done in Paris when it's cold and wet.

But I've got to be studious for a couple of days anyway. I've got a bunch of homework due tomorrow, then two final exams on Wednesday. A couple prayers? Thanks!

I finally realized last night not just that I'm going home in two weeks, but that I'm leaving France in two weeks. That I'm leaving Europe in two weeks. This life-changing adventure I set out on nine months ago is almost over.

I'm still excited to see you all in the US again though.

A tout de suite!

We believe that time runs at a rate of sixty minutes per hour...

...because that's what they've told us all our lives. But what's to say we have to believe them, when we have all this evidence on our side?

I'm a day away from the two week mark, with the end of the month approaching ever faster and faster.

Life is all a blur with time throwing me for a loop and nothing in focus but

School, in its interminable three-hour chunks,

A slowly dwindling "to tourist" list, sadly dependant on the uncooperative weather,

The light at the end of the Chunnel, my imminent return to California May 31.

But there's stuff that goes on. 3 euro movies during the Cannes festival, Museum night, veillées at Sacré Coeur, days spent hanging out with long lost friends, metro rides, museums, landmarks, metro rides, monuments, museums, bus rides, monuments, metro rides, and museums,

and through it all, I'm getting pretty good at the Our Father in French.

I'll acknowledge but not appologize for this post's speculative nature. But what else can you expect at this point in my nine month European adventure?

Plus, it's raining.

A quick post to let you know I'm alive.

Yo y'all.
I am the definition of busy right now. There's various bits of busyness that won't all fit into my busy busy schedule. Yeah. I don't have enough internet time to apply for summer employment and enjoy my last three weeks in Paris. But I've done exciting things in the time that the ISA office wasn't open, so let's talk about some of those before it closes again....

I saw the statue of liberty, as I figure I'm not going to NYC any time soon. But I think this one is smaller...

I bought a Schtrumph book (that's French for Smurf). I've never been into the Smurfs before, but I can't imagine they could be better in English!

I also bought a book of Bébé Blues. Yes. Baby Blues in French! It's our favorite comic strip, but this book can't get loved to shreds by Michael and Beth, cause they can't read it! It's funny cause they changed Zoe to Justine, though Zoe is a French name, but left Wanda intact. They also use Francs and cms, and are amazing.

Went to the musée d'Orsay last week, which was really awesome. The first Sun of each month, several museums are free. So there was an hour-and-a-half wait to get in, but it was worth it!

Oh yeah, there was a week and a half in Spain. Did I blog about that? It was relaxing. It was warm. And then Paris was raining when I came back.

There are so many things I haven't been able to blog about this semester, and with only three weeks left before I head home, chances are good I won't be able to at all.
But! I will make a powerpoint presentation or something as soon as I can, which will be used in various slide-show-soirées yet to be scheduled. I'll probably post that up online somewhere as soon as I have reliable web access.

I applied for five jobs today, which is pretty good, right? Some of them are a little far, and more of a fall back thing. Basically I'm applying to as many jobs as I can online, as I'm in no position to be walking into a local store and asking for an application.

Yeah. So I'm gonna split.
Love ya guys. Can't wait to see you so so so soon!!!
May 31, start the countdown.

Mon dernier mois à Paris

It's my last month in Paris, which means I've started my desperate crazy museum-visiting spree.  Yeah, I went to the Louvre after class this afternoon for about an hour. It was free though, so it's OK.

May 1 and 8 are holidays here, which means that last weekend and this weekend are 4 days long for me. Unfortunately, that also means that I won't have computer access until Monday. I would really love to be blogging, honest. But instead I'll be sightseeing in Paris. See you soon!