I have indeed failed at keeping a steady blog, and I have also started to get pretty relaxed in writing diary entries as well. I have generally felt very lazy, lethargic, and way too French lately. I eat too well, mostly Nutella, croissants, pastries, and paninis, I read a lot of fiction books, which is nice and extremely relaxing, I go running a lot on a riverside track, and I try desperately to avoid going to class.
I'm absolutely dreading starting the process to get my Carte de Séjour, which is a stamp that I need along with my Visa to legally permit me to live in France for over three months. I'm not sure what happens if I don't complete the process, so I need to start as soon as possible, really I should've started yesterday. I sound completely pathetic, but I am really excited to travel and make plans with friends and classes are, in fact, still pretty good.
My next trip is to Madrid to see Ava and Asher and to Barcelona with Kate! I am so terribly excited and am seriously ready to take on another country! I just hope that it's shockingly different, that I'm up all night partying with my favorites, and that I eat lots of tapas. I'm sure Spain won't disappoint. That will be our Spring Break trip, but it might not prove relaxing because we have two major group projects the week we return. Also, traveling in general is stressful. I bought a Eurorail pass with my CEA travel stipend to travel for free for seven days during a two month period. If I hadn't had the stipend it would have cost me a whopping $350, thus I assumed that I wouldn't have to pay anything else when I wanted to travel. I was wrong. To get from Grenoble to Paris, Paris to Irun, and Irun to Madrid by train, I had to pay 40€ in fees. Of course, typical. Also, it would have cost 50€ in fees to get from Barcelona back to Grenoble at the end of the week, so I decided to fly with EasyJet for 35€, which just generally upset me since I have a stickin' Eurorail pass.
My next blog will be brilliant. I'll be discussing our last day in Provence, so don't change that channel.
Bisous.
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