Time flies when you're having fun

Sometimes it scares me how quickly time passes. I get to go to Paris in 4 days!! and it baffles me that it is only a 3 hour train ride away. none the less, I'm so excited and I can't wait. Today I didn't go to school because I'm not feeling well and I didn't want it to escalate into being really sick and having to go to the doctors or not being able to go to Paris. So today I am slowly doing laundry, studying verbs and reading. Uneventful, but sometimes it's nice. The last few days though haven't been as slow. The weather here has been pretty stormy, pouring rain and thunder and lightning. It's kinda cool though, and I'm getting used to doing errands in it. I got a pair of shoes finally for only 20 euro so I now have shoes that aren't sandals or boots (because that is all i brought due to weight issue.) And I also got a very cute brown jacket for on 15! That I didn't need but it was so cheap i couldn't resist. Saturday we went as a group to Arles and -------. Arles was ancient roman ruins that were still in the city, and the original bull fighting coliseum. The last bull fight was the Wednesday before so we didn't get to watch one, but honestly i don't know if i would want to watch one anyway. The coliseum was way cool, my only complaint was that they were restoring it so they had plastic bleachers everywhere, i know it was temporary but I wish I saw it in it's actual conditions. The second city, -----, was really cool also. It was a 1000 year old city that was still enclosed by walls. The fortress went all the way around the tiny, oooold town...moat and all. I started exploring with a group and then I ended up just going by myself and walking all around the city for a couple of hours. It was exhausting but I'm really glad that I did it, and by myself. Yesterday, Sunday, was a lazy day..people were just over hanging out like always. Our house has become the hang out pad for a lot of people but I love it. We always have people coming and going throughout the day and we always cook a huge communal dinner here every night. and by we i mean not me, i chop and clean...but i am learning and getting better! haha. By the time this year is over, I'll be on iron chef. Ha, well maybe ill just be able to make something of substance that tastes bomb. Well I am going to study those verbs and grill some veggies (see look at me cook, and cook green things! lol) love you all!