Let me tell you... this past week has been one of the most eventful. I'm not even sure if I can keep track of it all lol.
Just a little update:
Finished up classes. Thank goodness.
Snowboarding last Wednesday.
Metro Thursday. Enjoyed the :french: dancing.
Villard de Lans- Friday and Saturday, snowboarding (FRESH POWDER EVERYWHERE!)
Fun Times Saturday night but early morning Sunday to come to the UK :)
Spending Christmas with SeraJane and her Mum.
Getting ready to enjoy some Christmas Festivities!!!
Wish I cold update more.. will try to soon!
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Saturday, December 12, 2009
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
So.. I ended up going to Lyon after all for the Light Festival. My friend Jurek and I were chatting away on FB and we both decided how much of a waste of day it was, so Jurek proposed to get off our butts and head to Lyon. It sure was a pay off. I had a great time. All the way from the hitch hike there, to the guy feeding us at his restaurant, to getting lost on a bus, to trying to find everyone in a crowd of 1million, to the fireworks, vin chaud, shooters with a man dressed in a weird white bunny costume or something like that, to the actual lights, and the funny train ride home where I ended up sitting on the floor in between two hilarious french people that made me almost pee my pants!
Thankfully french classes ended last week, so Monday morning I didn't have to wake up early. Can't wait until this semester is over! Last week :)
I had theatre rehearsal Monday and Tuesday night, and while Monday night consisted of the "suspense" and we got the cops called because some girl walking by thought someone was being murdered in the building, to Tuesday night when I had to practicing singing in french for the first time in front of people. Man is it hard.
The productions are January 27, 2010 and I just pray I'm good to go by then! lol.
I did all my Christmas shopping this week at the "Marche de Noel" and enjoyed many yummy treats along the way. I can't wait to ship everything back home!
I didn't go snowboarding Thursday like planned, I decided to give my knee a rest for this weekend, but enjoyed a really good dinner with John with the best calzone I've ever eaten and then went to Crepe Night with some friends!
Fortunately for me, class was canceled on Friday morning, because I had yet to do my long overdue school work, so I went and got "mes forfaits" for this weekend snowboarding, and headed back over to the Marche de Noel. I even bought a little Christmas tree for my room, and one of those Christmas plants (I don't know what they're called, but they're pretty).
Laura's birthday was last night, and we celebrated with fajita's and vin (chaud aussi)! I retired early so I could wake up this morning for the wonderful, long and excellent day of snowboarding. Conditions were great! It started snowing about 12pm and hadn't stopped when we left. I have a feeling I'm getting some fresh powder tomorrow! I love living in the Alps :) I knew I chose Grenoble for a reason, and I think it chose me too.
Christmas is only two weeks away. I still haven't completely finalized plans for my holiday. More than anything I want to go home. I never realized how much I missed being with family and friends for the holiday's until I actually Couldn't be there.
It looks like I'll just being boarding quite a lot until about December 22nd. I'll head over to the UK and spend Christmas there and then fly into Paris on the 30th for New Years Eve. I have to figure out when I'm going to Morocco in January, and I'd really like to take another trip somewhere during our break. I've figured out I'm very "a la rache!" So whatever happens, happens! :)
Gotta get up early to hit up that fresh powder!
A bientot!
Thankfully french classes ended last week, so Monday morning I didn't have to wake up early. Can't wait until this semester is over! Last week :)
I had theatre rehearsal Monday and Tuesday night, and while Monday night consisted of the "suspense" and we got the cops called because some girl walking by thought someone was being murdered in the building, to Tuesday night when I had to practicing singing in french for the first time in front of people. Man is it hard.
The productions are January 27, 2010 and I just pray I'm good to go by then! lol.
I did all my Christmas shopping this week at the "Marche de Noel" and enjoyed many yummy treats along the way. I can't wait to ship everything back home!
I didn't go snowboarding Thursday like planned, I decided to give my knee a rest for this weekend, but enjoyed a really good dinner with John with the best calzone I've ever eaten and then went to Crepe Night with some friends!
Fortunately for me, class was canceled on Friday morning, because I had yet to do my long overdue school work, so I went and got "mes forfaits" for this weekend snowboarding, and headed back over to the Marche de Noel. I even bought a little Christmas tree for my room, and one of those Christmas plants (I don't know what they're called, but they're pretty).
Laura's birthday was last night, and we celebrated with fajita's and vin (chaud aussi)! I retired early so I could wake up this morning for the wonderful, long and excellent day of snowboarding. Conditions were great! It started snowing about 12pm and hadn't stopped when we left. I have a feeling I'm getting some fresh powder tomorrow! I love living in the Alps :) I knew I chose Grenoble for a reason, and I think it chose me too.
Christmas is only two weeks away. I still haven't completely finalized plans for my holiday. More than anything I want to go home. I never realized how much I missed being with family and friends for the holiday's until I actually Couldn't be there.
It looks like I'll just being boarding quite a lot until about December 22nd. I'll head over to the UK and spend Christmas there and then fly into Paris on the 30th for New Years Eve. I have to figure out when I'm going to Morocco in January, and I'd really like to take another trip somewhere during our break. I've figured out I'm very "a la rache!" So whatever happens, happens! :)
Gotta get up early to hit up that fresh powder!
A bientot!
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Snowboarding :)
So pretty much, I'm in heaven. The snow is falling all around on the mountain tops. I've been snowboarding 3 times within the last week! Last Saturday, Thursday and yesterday. And it's only December 6th! I have a feeling this is going to be a GOOD winter ;)- as long as my knee holds up for all of it! I've been taking it easy-ish. lol
I didn't make it to Lyon for the Light Festival last night. Instead I went a friend's for tartiflette and didn't get home until after midnight. I was already so tired, I crashed and didn't even hear my alarm this morning to get up to either a. Go to Lyon, or b. go snowboarding again. So now, I'm doing nothing. Relaxing. But I feel like it's a waste of day.... Maybe I'll head into town to the Christmas market.. hummm.
I really need to figure out what I'm doing for the Christmas break and Christmas itself. I'm going to have soo much free time. I have to go somewhere or do something... why do I keep procrastinating on this? Maybe I feel like something is going to come along that I don't wanna miss.
But I am heading to Paris for New Year's :)
French classes ended- now just waiting for the others to finish up!
Must start practicing for the play ;) And learning my lines (in french) and the songs (in french) This is going to be a sight to see. Wish my family could be here for it!
A bientot!
I didn't make it to Lyon for the Light Festival last night. Instead I went a friend's for tartiflette and didn't get home until after midnight. I was already so tired, I crashed and didn't even hear my alarm this morning to get up to either a. Go to Lyon, or b. go snowboarding again. So now, I'm doing nothing. Relaxing. But I feel like it's a waste of day.... Maybe I'll head into town to the Christmas market.. hummm.
I really need to figure out what I'm doing for the Christmas break and Christmas itself. I'm going to have soo much free time. I have to go somewhere or do something... why do I keep procrastinating on this? Maybe I feel like something is going to come along that I don't wanna miss.
But I am heading to Paris for New Year's :)
French classes ended- now just waiting for the others to finish up!
Must start practicing for the play ;) And learning my lines (in french) and the songs (in french) This is going to be a sight to see. Wish my family could be here for it!
A bientot!
Friday, November 27, 2009
Mountains, My 21st Birthday, and Thanksgiving!
This week has definitely been a packed one.
I got a little homesick with everything happening.
My birthday and Thanksgiving were both in the same week- and it made me miss spending it with family and friends from back home. Despite the fact that I'm now 21 and can legally drink in the United States, (which it finally hit me yesterday as I was sitting at our American Thanksgiving dinner with friends), and this year means nothing here!
The mountain trip last weekend was a blast. Hiking, yummy vin chaud, huge party that lasted into the wee hours of the morn, and when you integrate different cultures together, you find out just how much fun it can be. I learned some new games, played cards, and really had a good time!!
Which fell over onto my birthday on Monday. I wasn't really feeling it. It was a dreary day, I had 3 classes, an expose to present, plus my theatre group that night (which I left early) because some friends threw a little soiree for me before we headed out to meet a huge group of friends at a pub. I sure did celebrate my "21st" though, way too much (although I heard it's never too much on your birthday)!!!
Yesterday was Thanksgiving, and if I were home, I wouldn't have had class at 8:30am this morning, and I would be eating delicious leftovers!
Thankfully, a whole bunch of us American's, a few Canadian's, an Aussie, a Japanese and a french got together to celebrate a good American style Thanksgiving lunch/dinner (where the common language was English!- although we did have a lot of french spoken throughout). We didn't have turkey- all we could get our hands on was rotisserie chicken, but we did have mashed potatoes, gravy, green bean casserole, rice, mac and cheese, sweet potato casserole, bread and some cinnamon apples and banana bread for dessert. Overall- I only missed having cranberry sauce and fried turkey. (I'm making myself really hungry right now).
Was going to go dancing last night, but by the time I got to that point, I had been out with some friends for about 2 hours already and I was cold and I swear, I can't get rid of this darn sickness. My throat has been killing me, again, but I refuse to go to the doctor again. If I go again, I'm telling them to take my tonsils out. So I just came back and went to sleep.
Tomorrow- first day of snowboarding!! Woot. Can't wait. I hope my knee holds up!
I got a little homesick with everything happening.
My birthday and Thanksgiving were both in the same week- and it made me miss spending it with family and friends from back home. Despite the fact that I'm now 21 and can legally drink in the United States, (which it finally hit me yesterday as I was sitting at our American Thanksgiving dinner with friends), and this year means nothing here!
The mountain trip last weekend was a blast. Hiking, yummy vin chaud, huge party that lasted into the wee hours of the morn, and when you integrate different cultures together, you find out just how much fun it can be. I learned some new games, played cards, and really had a good time!!
Which fell over onto my birthday on Monday. I wasn't really feeling it. It was a dreary day, I had 3 classes, an expose to present, plus my theatre group that night (which I left early) because some friends threw a little soiree for me before we headed out to meet a huge group of friends at a pub. I sure did celebrate my "21st" though, way too much (although I heard it's never too much on your birthday)!!!
Yesterday was Thanksgiving, and if I were home, I wouldn't have had class at 8:30am this morning, and I would be eating delicious leftovers!
Thankfully, a whole bunch of us American's, a few Canadian's, an Aussie, a Japanese and a french got together to celebrate a good American style Thanksgiving lunch/dinner (where the common language was English!- although we did have a lot of french spoken throughout). We didn't have turkey- all we could get our hands on was rotisserie chicken, but we did have mashed potatoes, gravy, green bean casserole, rice, mac and cheese, sweet potato casserole, bread and some cinnamon apples and banana bread for dessert. Overall- I only missed having cranberry sauce and fried turkey. (I'm making myself really hungry right now).
Was going to go dancing last night, but by the time I got to that point, I had been out with some friends for about 2 hours already and I was cold and I swear, I can't get rid of this darn sickness. My throat has been killing me, again, but I refuse to go to the doctor again. If I go again, I'm telling them to take my tonsils out. So I just came back and went to sleep.
Tomorrow- first day of snowboarding!! Woot. Can't wait. I hope my knee holds up!
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