I know that I've lied to you and that the blog is not caught up like I promised. I'm working on it and actually have quite a few days done, but they aren't done in order and I don't want to post them randomly. So unfortunately, I've backed myself into a corner where I can't post what I've done until I go back and finish the older stuff... like way back to Carcassonne! Aiya. Just so you know, my goal is to have it caught up before we leave for Paris: this friday at 7a. -_- I am not looking forward to getting up that early, but I am even more put off by the idea of kissing goodbye to Pau and my host family. I've been feeling a little melancholy and sentimental the past couple of days and have been taking a few really long videos with my Flip camera when I'm out walking on familiar streets. I think that's why I have been struggling to get caught up with the blog: I'm not feeling very driven right now. I know that everything will be okay, but things have been very very good for so long now, and we're at the point where stuff starts ending and we have to start letting go- it's time to be sad for a little bit. Every little detail on the streets, on the bus, in shops, everywhere is coming into sharper focus and is seeming all that much more precious. And you don't want to get me started on how I'm observing the details of my house and the faces and clothes of the people who live there. I would like to believe (and actually mostly do) that I will see all of this again one day- even the inside of this house. But it's the leaving it after the purpose it has all served me for such a long period of personal growth that has created an attachment- one that hurts to cut.
So it's work at the moment, but it's in progress. For now, I'll give you a brief summary of my day today and then will go over it again in detail. I arranged my breakfast and the breakfast tray for a photo this morning- something I realized with a shock that I hadn't done yet. I spent a good hour at the table chatting with Christine about Emma and her latest dramas. I spent the next couple of hours showering, getting ready, and studying for my Business in the EU final. I think I did really well on the test. I worked on my last few postcards after class and then went to our last cuisine course. Françoise gave each of us a chocolate egg for Easter and it was kind of sad to say bye to her. At home, I worked on my blog a little and then Lionel called me upstairs to give him a hand with an armoire he was putting together. When we tried to stand it up, all of the boards shattered at their hinges and came crashing down onto the new hardwood floor. His reaction? "Well... that's enough for this evening." haha

À bientôt!