Since when is me procrastinating management readings new?

Well if no one else is going to write, you are just going to all be very well educated about France. Or at least my activities in France.

Fun things that have happened since two weeks ago:

I went to Basel, Switzerland with two of my friends. First reason why this is awesome: I took a day trip to another country. Second reason why this is awesome: It was German Switzerland so I had NO clue what was going on most of the time. But it's ok, if I've learned anything about Europe, it's that everyone knows at least enough English to order food. It was a surprisingly gorgeous day, so we spent the whole day taking walking tours and sitting by the Rhine...and because swimming in the Rhine (or letting the current float you along) is one of the big things to do in Basel, we went wading...which resulted in me slipping and falling in the Rhine. Fun times!

Unfortunately, the day after involved getting a little too drunk and dropping/breaking my camera. So that was fun. I'd send it home to get it replaced for free, but the one box we've tried to send here so far is lost and/or stolen. So this is now my sign from God to stop drinking as much. Until next weekend.

Because my school, the IECS, has a tendency to sponsor giant parties on Thursday nights that they literally bus you across the border into Germany for, and then don't give you any way to come back until after 2 am. We had a giant party Thursday and it was the best night here so far...crazy German Discotheks. The problem being...we all had class on Friday, and most people got back in between 4 and 5:30 that morning and stumbled into class between 8 and 10. No one really got anything done in class...but everyone knew exactly why, which was hilarious. But now everyone is sick. Oops.

So this weekend we touristed, we planned trips, and I went on a picnic with my family, an American family they're friends with, their two cute little girls, and their 3 month old puppy that was completely adorable...we hiked around a park for hours and generally had a fun time in a mix of French and English. The husband of the American family is a GM expat who knows almost no French, but he was the only one who didn't speak it, so it made for lots of stopping and translating and whatnot. In any case, the girls love me and it is always nice to be loved.

Next weekend we're going to Nice, Cannes, Monaco, and more Cote d'Azur locales, courtesy of Georgetown...SO excited.