Au Revoir, Montpellier

In an hour I'm taking the overnight train to the town of Tours, officially ending the most exciting, challenging, revealing summer of my life.  The idea to do this summer program was secondary to my year study abroad, but I'm quite sure it will turn out to be one of the most memorable aspects of my entire year.  

I can't deny that it was terrifying at first to be abroad for the first time, but I've never had such an easy time making friends and finding new and creative things to do.  My plan was simply to study French so that I would be well-prepared for the Sorbonne, but I learned a lot more than grammar.  I think I went out more in the last 2 months that in the last 2 years, and now I'm really ready to get down to work in Paris and settle into more a routine, which I admit I love.  In the city, I'm planning on finding some part time work as a nanny, (it looks like everyone is searching "EMT nounous," or English Mother Tongue Nannies), and also doing a small internship assistant teaching English.  

I have a week to recuperate from two months of never once getting 8 hours of sleep, then on Friday I rendez-vous with my group and we spend 2 weeks in Tours getting oriented.  I'm stoked about how prepared I feel to communicate with my host family, the teachers, and other students thanks to my 2 months of prep.  On September 11th, we head to Paris, where we'll meet our family for the year and start classes.

This week, I'm hoping to have wireless in my hostel, so I make some calls and hopefully catch up with some of you!  I may be incommunicado though, and I have no idea what to expect in terms of internet once I get with my host family.  But I love getting your comments and feedback, and please keep emailing me to let me know what's going on in the states!

A Bientot!