La loi dHadopi

The holidays have come and gone and I am now back to school. It's time again to start focusing on my life and what I would like to do with it. At the moment, my stomach is growling and I am counting down the minutes until I can go back to my dorm from work. There isn't very much for me to do today so I have been fiddling with my homework and chatting on facebook and now, I'm writing this blog.

For tomorrow, I have to form an opinion on the new french piracy law for my french class. This law has been the subjeect of quite some contraversy. The government has been accused of lying on a petition by inventing some names of people and signing some famous artists names without asking their opinion. This law stops all illegal downloading and, the price for breaking this law isn't a fee, it's that the government will cut your internet. off. No internet for 3 months. That's just crazy and it's made me think of what would happen here if that law passed. I don't think that it would be good.

I'd better go. I need to learn where all of the countries of Africa are by name. Ohlala

Bises

La Grosse Pomme

So, while my whole college blogging experience hasn't gotten off to a great start, I am here to fix that. I will not tell you that I may be in my english class wasting time again. I am off to tackle New York City. I will let you know sometime how that goes...

First Post from College

I'm not going to tell you that I am in my English class at college lol. I am having an amazing time here and am so glad that I decided to come here to OSU. While I miss you all at home, I'll be back soon so, don't worry.

Gotta go and pay attention to the prof. haha.

Bisous

Au Retour

Alright, so I offiicialy can't blog. I love you all and am back home in the states.

Bonne nuit.

Jen

cousine

I feel like one of the most luckiest girls in the entire world. I have been spending the last 10 days with one of my cousins. L is really really cool. I never really realized how amazing it is to be close with a family member. I believe that this may be one of the first times that I have ever spent any real time with a cousin. Too bad she lives in France. Oh well, now I have a real excuse to come back here =)

Bisous

fast forward

Ahh ma vie. At the moment, I am sitting at my cousin Lyd's house in Antibes on the French Riviera. So much has happenned in the recent weeks that I haven't had a chance or a moment to catch up on my life here. So, here goes...

England was great. I made many new acquaintences. All in all, England was a great experience. Then, after that, I spent all week with my best friend, Heather. We had such a great time. We saw each other for 8 days straight. I think that there were only 2 of those 8 nights where we slept at our own house by ourselves. She is seriously, one of the best friends that I have/had/and will ever have in my life. We feted the fete de la musique, took the french bac, went to disneyland (so freaking rated =P ), spent the day in Bar le Duc, partied with the Rotary, had drinks on the place stanislas, a rated rotary meeting with HD, a latina party where Kev, hetsie and I were the only three unlatinos, HANNAH FREAKING MONTANA, and a tearful goodbye. I love you, Hetsie...

For the past week, I've been partying it up with my cool cuz and Celine in the sun. We've been to Antibes, Cannes, and St. Tropez so far. Life is good. Tomorrow, we're heading to the Tour de France. Sooo exciting.

i had better go. happy 4th of July. We're having a party here tonight so, I had better go and help lydia.

Bisous

I'm Breaking Free

I'm busting out of this country. Okay, so I am actually going to England for a week but, same diff. I'm really excited abou this trip. It's all expenses paid for so, it's all good. I'm pretty darn lucky. We're leaving on Monday night from Metz and I'll return super early sunday morning. It'll be crazy. Oh dear, hold on tight.

I have to go. We're going country visiting today; potentially on bicycle. See you after I see those redcoats...


P.S. I got my camera back from Italy. Finally. After England, there'll be pictures up of my life.

Bisous

The start of the end

I am starting to stress out, I have absolutly no time left. Literally, NONE. I have something to do until the day that I get back onto that plane to cross the Atlantique and leave my french life on pause. THis weekend, we're going somewhere near Lyon and the Alpes and then, on Monday, I'm leaving for England for a week of being a chaperone on a sophomore school trip that is all paid. =) Then, when I get back, that week is Jen and Heather week. We're going to EuroDisney and partying it up in Bar le Fricking Duc =)/ It's going to be a great week. Then, that Friday, Heather and I are going to a big rotary dinner in honour of my second host dad who is going to become the president of our rotary club. The dinner is in a castle. Ah la classe. HTen, the next day, we're heading to meet up with all of the other exchange students near Luxembourg for the day and eventually the night with a bamf party. That sunday will be the last day that I see my best friend Heather here in France! It will be so very sad. That Monday, the 29th of June, I leave by myself for the south of France. I'm going to spend 12 days in Antibes, a city near Nice on the French Riviera with my cousin, Lydia. On the 10th of July, I'll return to Nancy and maybe spend the weekend at my english teacher's house. Then, I'll have one week before I come home.

Whew! I'm already tired from thinking about these next 6 weeks.

While not having any time to myself, I am happy and sad. I can't decide if I'm really excited to go home or heartbroken. I love my life here but, at the same time, I love my life there too. I don't think that I'll ever really be ready to leave everything here in France. I believe that the hardest think is leaving my friends. The other exchange students are the coolest people ever! What will I do next year without Heather and Kevin? They are so amazing. She is literally me. She loves Julie Andrews with a passion. The only difference is that we're shaped a little different and she says soda instead of pop (which is really annoying) She's my best friend and I don't know what I'll do without her when she leaves. I don't want to grow up and go to college by myself and start my real life.

I'm going to go and start packing. Oh yea, did I mention that I have to pack my bags to go home to the States now, in 3 days? Why is my life so difficult? While always on the move, I wouldn't change any of it for the world.

Bisous.

Gatée

Ahh my life. I can't believe that my year here in France is winding down. Actually, it's crazy to imagine that in a little more than 50 days, I will be back in the States. This is a bittersweet thought. I mean, I actually can't really imagine my life the way it was back home but, I also couldn't stay here, I mean, not really anyways.

I am probably one of the luckiest exchange students to have ever existed. I have the most amazing families in France (even though at some times, they may be a little challenging) who allow me to do the most amazing things. I mean, like last night, my second little host sister who is an absolute sweetheart called me and asked if I wanted to go and see the most famous french comedian. Just like that, I went and saw Gad Elmaleh. He is literally the Dane Cook of the French land. Absolutley hilarious he is. And then, next week, with the sticker king (haha, nickname for my current host dad) we are going to the quaterfinals of the french open. Ahh, boy am i spolied.

I need to go to bed. I am exhausted. I have literally fallen asleep at school in a class every day for the past two weeks. So, due to this probably not so good reputation giver for the US of A, I am going to attempt to go to bed while it is still light out. At 9:30.

Bisous

Reflections of a ratéd phone call

Last night, I had the amazing opportunity to talk with someone from back home who is very important to me. I was so happy. Afterwards though, I came to the realization that, it actually wasn't very well passed. I am very disappoingted in myself. There were so many things that I wanted to talk about and did that my conversation wasn't a real conversation. I did absolutely all of the talking. I wish that I could go back in time and redo my 20 minutes with her. Last time that I talked with her was 7 months ago on the phone (like last night) and then other than that, the night before I left the States. I'm afraid of her impression that she got on the phone last night. What if it's not a good one? To be completly honest, I'm afraid to death to find out.

I know that I've changed during this year. I mean, come on, it's not at all possible to go on an exchange and not change. But, what if I've really, really changed though? I'm nervous that maybe I won't fit in with my life back home anymore.? The way that I function and work is different now.

Great, I'm crying in French class now. This is kind of stupid of me. Haha, how many times have I cried in French class during my life? My problem is that I care too much. Why am I worrying about this? I need to stop right now. In any case, I can't change what will happen now. I'm very happy with the choices that I have made in my life and if anyone has any problems with that, je m'en fiche!!!

Hopefully, she will read this and realize that I'm sorry. If we have another change to set things right, It'll be different.

Je suis désolée. Je ne suis pas tout à fait comme ça. Je te jure!! On doit le refaire. Tu me manques beaucoup. Pardonn-moi, s'il te plaît...


Bisous