Hey. so i am 21 years old now! i am officially legal to have a drink all over the entire, big world. lol. I had a lot of fun last night. but let me back it up a few days...
I finished up my exams last week. Accounting was quite the tough one. We shall see what happens. it took me the whole 2 hours to finish up. but i think it was passable. And then i had the oral exam with my Droit Constitutionnel prof. That turned out to be a nightmare. I studied the last 250 years of french governmental history and the differences in their constitutions (they have had many). So i show up for the test feeling good, right. the teacher asks me 2 short questions about the present french government, and then a dozen about the US government. what the heck. I haven't taken US govn since 8th grade. So half of my answers were "je ne sais pas", and then he would tell me what i should have said, followed by my reply of "oui, je sais". lol. so needless to say i don't anticipate the highest marks there. but that's ok. i made straight A's last semester, so it should all balance out in the GPA.
So on thursday i went back to Gorges du Verdon. It was quite a different experience. I rented a Kayak. The river was calm in this area with a huge lake at the entrance to the cliffs. And these cliffs were indescribable. the water was a chilling 8 degrees still, but this time i had NO wetsuit. I still couldn't resist doing a little cliff diving tho. it was a great time in the wild. on our way back we stopped at a cool village in the cliffs that is famous for pottery and their amazing view of the countryside. After that we drove into the heart of the lavande country. We stopped at a local lavande farm and got to learn more about the whole process from some of the family owners. Apparently we were about 4 weeks too early to see the bloom. you know the classic purple covered fields of france. Right now poppy flowers are in full bloom. and the fields look fiery red.
Saturday was my big VIP day in Cannes. The film festival came to a close last weekend. My friend Thierry had been at the festival all week and was leaving just as i was arriving. So... he gave me 2 of his VIP passes to use. A girl i met up with on the bus and I decided to make it a day together. We had a great time. I am talking private beach, open bar, free Puyricard chocolates, private dock, and comfy seats with good looking people all around. It was 10 times better than what the average person would get. Awesome. And we also got to go into the Carlton hotel and chill in that lounge for a while. We watched the red carpet for a bit, but i didn't recognize anyone, and there were like a million people there to watch. And we ended the night with a little movie premier out on the beach. You got to be envious of this day. lol. It was one of my french dreams come into reality.
I forgot about friday. ha. I went and played some Laser tag with my friends. I got 1st place all three rounds. so bring it on!
Ok, monday was my birthday. i had a ton of fun. a friends from GSU came into town that day, and he is staying with me for a week or so. And we went out to an underground discotheque, and then hung out in the park with frenchies til about 3am. It was a great day, and thanks to all of you who sent out birthday wishes. I am 21 now, legal worldwide!
Today (wed), we are going to one of my friend's vineyards. hopefully do some wine tasting, swimming, possible horseback riding, and who knows. We will be staying there overnight. should be a lot of fun, and just a cool experience. Then friday we hope to climb the mountain, and go for a swim at a friends house out in the country. It's going to be a good last few weeks here in France!
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