It's been so long since i've written anything! I want to write things down, but I feel like there is no time. i just want to experience as much as I can in the time that I have left here. ironically its only 11 days, but there will always be more things to be done here. I'm sad that time has been moving at such a fast pace here. I don't think that I am ready to leave it, or the people that I have met in my time here.
There's so much to say, but I can't decide where to start..typical. Break was a while ago but I suppose I shall start there. Break could not have come soon enough, was nice to just relax after the hassle of midterms. Midterms went pretty well, wasn't really prepared for the french testing system..back in the states oral exams are not a thing. But it went better than I had thought so thats good. all in all everything was pretty straightforward and slightly annoying..who does work anyways?
But back to break. I started off the week in Barcelona and it was beautiful! I definitely want to go back at one point in my life; the city was majestic and the people were kind and open, which was refreshing in comparison to the french because they are more private people. The nightlife was absolutely magical, everyone was out and they were all so happy! we enjoyed nightly sangria and the conversations, which usually ended in laughing induced tears or teen wolf. On one of our nights there, we(Paola, Gwen, and I) ended up in a park, where we started singing show tunes as loud as we could; passers by gave us weird looks, some cheered, and others just stopped and watched for a while. It was nice to see everyone being so free with themselves; just letting go and just letting the joys of life take over. I live for those moments, when people are so free and unapologetically themselves; its where you find the most soul, the most passion. you find the roots of their beings. Wow, this sounds more cheesy than it had in my head haha
After a few days in Barcelona, we headed to Milan, where we had rented a little apartment just outside of the city. We had to take a bus to get there and surprisingly, the 9 hours spent in the bus were actually really fun. We met an italian mad who had been in Aix for work and we had a bit of wine with him at one of the bus stops, where he enthusiastically told us about all of the "hip" places to his up whilst in Milan. He had a train to catch so he paid for our wine and we never saw him again. The rest of the ride to Milan was filled with restless sighs and jam sessions. But once we had finally arrived, we had to take the metro to the end of the line, in order to catch a bus that we weren't even sure would be there. Unfortunately it wasn't. We were stranded in a country we didn't know, with a language that we couldn't speak. We found two older men at the stop who were able to speak a small small bit of french, and they helped us get a taxi. It was expensive but we finally made it to the apartment around 12:30 am. It was cozy and warm and for the next few days it would be our home. The first day, we didn't even go into town, but decided to explore the little city we were staying in instead and let me tell you, there wasn't too much there. Either way it was nice, and I got to drink a real Italian cappuccino, which was delicious!
The next day we went to milan and wow there were so many people. We basically stayed in the touristy center where all of the shopping could be found. I have never seen so many models in my life! haha Milan was expensive and kind of dirty, but it didn't really matter all that much, it was nice just being with friends and exploring a new place and culture. We kind of just stuck to doing the typical touristy things and then chilled at home with a bottle of wine and some good food every night.
Break was a really beautiful experience and I am so thankful that I got to spend it with some people who I now consider to be really great friends!
A bientot!
xT
There's so much to say, but I can't decide where to start..typical. Break was a while ago but I suppose I shall start there. Break could not have come soon enough, was nice to just relax after the hassle of midterms. Midterms went pretty well, wasn't really prepared for the french testing system..back in the states oral exams are not a thing. But it went better than I had thought so thats good. all in all everything was pretty straightforward and slightly annoying..who does work anyways?
But back to break. I started off the week in Barcelona and it was beautiful! I definitely want to go back at one point in my life; the city was majestic and the people were kind and open, which was refreshing in comparison to the french because they are more private people. The nightlife was absolutely magical, everyone was out and they were all so happy! we enjoyed nightly sangria and the conversations, which usually ended in laughing induced tears or teen wolf. On one of our nights there, we(Paola, Gwen, and I) ended up in a park, where we started singing show tunes as loud as we could; passers by gave us weird looks, some cheered, and others just stopped and watched for a while. It was nice to see everyone being so free with themselves; just letting go and just letting the joys of life take over. I live for those moments, when people are so free and unapologetically themselves; its where you find the most soul, the most passion. you find the roots of their beings. Wow, this sounds more cheesy than it had in my head haha
After a few days in Barcelona, we headed to Milan, where we had rented a little apartment just outside of the city. We had to take a bus to get there and surprisingly, the 9 hours spent in the bus were actually really fun. We met an italian mad who had been in Aix for work and we had a bit of wine with him at one of the bus stops, where he enthusiastically told us about all of the "hip" places to his up whilst in Milan. He had a train to catch so he paid for our wine and we never saw him again. The rest of the ride to Milan was filled with restless sighs and jam sessions. But once we had finally arrived, we had to take the metro to the end of the line, in order to catch a bus that we weren't even sure would be there. Unfortunately it wasn't. We were stranded in a country we didn't know, with a language that we couldn't speak. We found two older men at the stop who were able to speak a small small bit of french, and they helped us get a taxi. It was expensive but we finally made it to the apartment around 12:30 am. It was cozy and warm and for the next few days it would be our home. The first day, we didn't even go into town, but decided to explore the little city we were staying in instead and let me tell you, there wasn't too much there. Either way it was nice, and I got to drink a real Italian cappuccino, which was delicious!
The next day we went to milan and wow there were so many people. We basically stayed in the touristy center where all of the shopping could be found. I have never seen so many models in my life! haha Milan was expensive and kind of dirty, but it didn't really matter all that much, it was nice just being with friends and exploring a new place and culture. We kind of just stuck to doing the typical touristy things and then chilled at home with a bottle of wine and some good food every night.
Break was a really beautiful experience and I am so thankful that I got to spend it with some people who I now consider to be really great friends!
A bientot!
xT