Thursday, July 26, 2012

Last week in Paris


This is my last week living in Paris. I've started packing up all of my stuff and I still have a lot more to go. My feelings about going home are neutral. I don't know what to think. I have become somewhat attached to Paris and I'm not sure if I'm ready to go home so soon. But at the same time I miss all of my friends and family back at home and I'm looking forward to seeing them again. This year has been a challenging but good year for me. I've grown a lot and had many experiences that will change my life for years to come. I am proud to say that I have gone a long way with my French. I can understand practically everything now and I am able to converse with people. I feel that I have reached a mile stone in my life, and not only that but I've gained so much along the way. It will be sad to say goodbye to this beautiful city. I will miss all of it's cute little shops, bakeries, parks and museums.

Trip to the French Alps

    Last week I went with my family on vacation to the gorgeous French alps.




June 6, 2012

 Life has been super busy for me these past few weeks because of all the studying for the dreaded SAT test. I just finished taking it last Saturday and it was especially difficult because I had only slept three hours the previous night. Now I am glad that it is out of the way and all I can think about now is summer vacation.
The sluggish feeling of summer is starting to kick in and things are winding down as I'm finishing the last two weeks of school. It's crazy how fast the year went by, but at the same time it feels like ages since I last saw my friends back at home. I miss them a lot and I'm really looking forward to seeing them again in August.
My parents were just in New Zealand for two weeks and now they are leaving Australia after staying there for a day. So it's just been Luke and I here with the apartment all to ourselves for two weeks.
We have been exploring more of Paris during this time, frequently visiting the Louvre museum. Even though I have been here for almost a year I still have moments like today when I feel so fortunate to be able to live in Paris. The culture here is so different and foreign and it feels like I could live here all my life and still not fit in.