springtime

okokok i'm updating.

i'm in paris with my parents aunts and brother right now. it's been really good, but i've been feeling a little like i'm leading around the helpless. paris is big, i guess. scary? maybe. before that, they were all in macon, and of course they think it's just as cute as it could be. i tried to set them straight, that it's not on my list of great towns, but they couldn't be convinced.

before that i went to nice with john, we had a good time, but it was way too expensive there. i'm talking 7 euros for a pint of beer expensive. but we made do, did a lot of walking around. we saw a huge demonstration against the new labor laws that were passed recently. the french socialist party was walking right behind the (much larger) french communist party in the parade. we think that was either an oversight, or really lucky that they didn't notice they were walking next to each other.

in other news, i've been skipping way too much school lately, and if i were in the states i think i could definitely see a firing in my future. fortunately (or maybe unfortunately) in france it's really hard to fire people, even foreigners. i'm having really mixed feelings about whether or not i want to stay until the end of my contract. but if i don't stay, then what will i do with myself in the states? i know i'll stay. the weather is getting better, so as least it's not gloomy all the time.

i'm trying to decide where to go for april break. maybe spain, but probably no where for the first weekend because it's easter, and it's a huge travel weekend in europe.

i'm still having a lot of sock issues.