Blogs from Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Europe - page 213

Hey Everyone! Sorry that I have not written anything in a while, but I was getting used to the city and my university program this passed week, and boy did it take some getting used to! Now I am settled in pretty well and am feeling close to home even if I am 5,000 miles away from Omaha. Classes are interesting even if they are a bit challenging (Contemporary French history and The Representation of Trials in French Literature). My professors are great and very helpful and eager to lend a hand when it comes to odd questions....I guess they are used to it. We had our first excursion to Baux-de-Provence yesterday. It's a little provencal town that sits atop a hill with a beautiful lookout over olive groves, vineyards and lavendar fields from a ruins ... read more

Another update from our French holiday Hi all - I've been getting all my holiday snaps on the computer (finally!) to show you all :) This is just to say that we had a lovely time, very relaxing and the scenery was spectacular. Would highly recommend this type of trip (canal boating) to anyone :) Hope you enjoy! ... read more

So I tried on a 31,000 Franc watch the other day. Yeah, that's roughly $25,000. I tried on a couple that were 16,000 and 17,000...but 31,000 felt much better. Yeah, 31,000 is much more my style. Haha...when I was in Geneva I went to Patik Phillipe (a very, very, very swanky watch joint) and tried on a couple $25,000 watches...I was thinking of picking up a couple :) I actually made up this whole story, acting like I was seriously going to buy one. It was fun. When the lady asked what watch I was wearing, I responded meekly, "Fossil". That may have tipped her off regarding my lie. Well as you can tell by my title...I'm in Belgium. But I will tell you more about Belgium at a later date. I must catch you all ... read more

What a crazy and jam packed weekend that I have had so far!! On Thursday, my last night in Madrid, I went out with Dulce, Andy and Sean to La Latina (a quarter in Madrid much like its equivalent in Paris...full of young people and cafes). Dulce recommended some places for the boys to hang out for their last few days in Madrid. I left the boys at their metro stop and went with Dulce to meet her boyfriend Carlos at another locale. We didn't stay out too late because we had to wake up early. I took the bus at 9 am to Barcelona and had one last cafe con leche with Dulce at the station. I didn't arrive in Barcelona until around 5 because of traffic. My other friend Saioa met me at the ... read more

Ce qu'il advient demain, dans tous les cas, on ne le sait que demain. Parfois, on ne reussit à "comprendre" le signe que lorsque nous voyons l'évènement qui aurait été évité si nous l'avions compris avant, si simplement notre esprit avait été assez ouvert. J'essaie de mon mieux à ce que mon esprit ne se ferme pas, et je suis tres vigilant quand je m'entends penser qu'une chose est définitive ! Rien ne l'est, c'est la premiere verite des bouddhistes : ***l'Impermanence de toutes choses*** En ce moment, les signes sont là, mais ils le sont toujours, en réalité, c'est simplement nous qui sommes plus ou moins ouvert. La plupart du temps, notre vie n'exige pas de nous qu'on se retrouve dans une impasse, confronté a des choix douloureux, et là, que l'on s'ouvre (ou pas), ... read more