CIAO

Friends,

I wanted to be sure to post before departing for the weekend. Thursday morning I board a TGV train bound for Nîmes, an ancient city in Southern France. It's a beautiful city full of Roman ruins. I and several friends from the Clignancourt history university will be staying at a friend's vacation home. I believe there will be eight of us in total. 

I return late Tuesday evening in time to attend my first class of the semester the following morning. I've been on vacation for more than a month! It's about time to get back to the books, don't you think?

This is not intended to be a debaucherous weekend! Those poor, French souls have been slaving away in preparation for their final exams, from which we international students were exempted. I suspect the themes of the furlough will be rest, revitalization, and romping in the woods. I'll be taking charge of the last one, as I've got a head start on the first two. As for educational activity, we will be learning le rock, a partner dance that reminds me of post-liberation and roaring fifties France. Then there will be cookie baking, where I am expected to blow away the competition, as the American. Wish me luck.  

Am I wrong in saying that? That this dance is kind of dated??

This photo is to attest the smog suffered by non-smokers at French house parties. I have more photos, but wouldn't post them without permission. Anyways, you get the idea!

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Harlem - South of France

Beck - Mexico

Honey Is Cool - Nach Heart

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