Past two weeks

The past few weeks have been pretty crazy. I've had a few test (which I'm happy to say I've done well on). But here is an update:

My parents, Terry and Heather were in Angers for a few days. I showed them the sights such as the Chateaux, Galerie David D'Angers, the two major gardens, the markets, etc. It was nice to have them here. And I think they really enjoyed where I am living. I was super excited that Brigitte (my host mom) decided to invite my family over for cocktails! It was a nice experience to be able to show my host family my real family, but also to be able to show my real family my host family. It was a nice little time. My folks left on Monday which allowed me to study and prepare the week ahead.

Tuesday was St. Patricks day. So, as is expected, green was worn and Piper, Emma and I went to and Irish Bar in town. It was packed. A pint and a half of guiness cost about 10 euros... it was pricey. but we're looking forward to real guiness in Ireland.

This past weekend I joined my family in Paris for friday night and saturday. We went to the Pantheon, Notre Dame, and the Jardin de Luxembourg. It was a nice little visit and wonderful to see my family.

I can't believe that I still am in France for 2.5 more months. But its going to start going a lot faster. My weekends up coming are going to be crazy. This next saturday I'm going on our final excursion with the school to the D-day beaches of Normandie. The weekend after that starts Spring Break, so from the 4th to the 19th I will be travelling around Italy, England and Ireland with a few friends. The last weekend in April (25) I'm going to St. Etienne to visit the family I stayed with in high school. The weekend of my birthday, I'm probably going to Corsica with some friends to celebrate. And the four day weekend at the end of may, probably going to Madrid. So its a full schedule ahead and I know time is gonna go faster.

But I still miss people like crazy. Its weird to think that I've been away from the boy this long and from my roommates. I miss them all like crazy. Its nice to know all my friends are still waiting for me back home and not a whole lot will have changed...well we'll see.

So that the abridged version of the update

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