Nothing Much

Bonjour,

Haven't got too much to say this time around. Last week was a pretty quiet one evolving many of the normal things such as school and work.

School is getting a bit harder these days with the big diploma exam on the 9th of June. I didn’t even know that there were exams or tests that came with doing this course I just thought it'd be an easy way to learn French. Now I’m freaking out a little because I haven’t even been in the class for 3 months and I’m expected to do a test that most the other people in the class have been studying for since September! So I’m attempting to do a bit of hardcore studying - but I always end up finding something better to do.



Attempting to have a row

 I worked quite late Friday and Saturday night so I didn't feel like going out at all so I had a bit of a weekend in hibernation, which is good for the bank account I suppose. On Sunday afternoon I met up with three other girls from school and we went to Bois de Boulogne which is a HUGE park on the edge of Paris. We hired a little row boat for an hour, which only cost 10 Euros by the way - quite cheap compared to everything else! We then took turns rowing around the lake, which made for a bit of laughter especially when it was my turn to row as I’m very dodgy at keeping the boat straight and away from trees; I also struggled to lift the oars up without splashing the person sitting behind me. But it was a lovely parisienne spring day so we didn’t mind getting a little wet. We then finished the afternoon off with an ice cream and a little bit of shopping down the Champ Elysees.

Yesterday (Tuesday) I picked the kids up form school then after getting lost and thinking we were on the wrong bus then getting off then on again we eventually made it to the their grandmothers place, where I handed them over until Sunday. They're all off to the country house, as tomorrow is public holiday and they have a curriculum day on Friday and Sybile has gone to India, to do something - not quite sure what. Which makes me free until Sunday night. Exciting times! I've got a few plans for the upcoming week, trying to see and do some things that I have not yet done here in Paris. So very much looking forward to that, also today is the first day of summer! Which is another good thing as everyone at home is in winter - ha ha.

Today the Pompidou museum is on the cards, and I need to do a little study for this exam so I better hop to it.

Au Revoir