Tomorrow I officially have one week left in France. It's been a very fulfilling experience and I feel like I got exactly what I needed to get out of it. I know it's usually best not to have expectations (or at least not very specific ones) when you travel, but I definitely came here with an idea of what I wanted and I'm happy to report that I got just that.
Yesterday I revisited Aix-en-Provence, the town where I did my study abroad in Spring '08. I met the director of our student program for lunch and we wandered around a bit. It was sort of a strange (but nice) feeling to go back to this place where I had spent so much time and to be able to rediscover it all over again. It was also fun to see it bustling with people during the holiday season. I'm pretty sure all of France was there doing their Christmas shopping yesterday! I wish I could post some photos of the town center and all of the beautiful Christmas lights..suffice it to say, it's a very charming place.
Since arriving, I've loved: having the opportunity to channel Julia Child daily in the kitchen, meeting some wonderful new people (especially Eli and Krista), getting to know a funny French kid - who no doubt deserves credit for dramatically improving my French, dancing like a wild woman at African dance classes, as well as simply hanging out at the beach (even when it's freezing).
I can't believe I almost went to South Korea.
Voila - Aix-en-Provence!
(thank you, google image search)
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