Ready for a long update???
Last weekend we had a CEA excursion to Nice and Monaco. This was my second visit to both beautiful cities! The weather was beautiful and I loved the warm sunshine! Hopefully it will head to Aix soon!
Salut Méditerranée!!! Je l'adore!!! I had forgotten just how much I missed the ocean! Lucky for me, Aix is only 30 minutes from the beach so once it is warm, you know where I will be!!! :) It was an absolutely beautiful weekend!
CARNIVAL DE NICE!!!!
This is the Bataille des fleurs...people would hit each other with flowers and throw them at the crowd! The Carnival de Nice is one of the oldest and most well-known carnivals in France. It lasts for about two weeks and we got to be there for the opening day. There were floats, dancers, and acrobats. It was very similar to a parade you would see in the states but it was filled with flowers, confetti, and lots of silly string!
Do you see the olympic rings?? This year, the theme honors the 2012 Olympic Games set to occur in London this sumer. 70 different countries took part!
C'est moi :) We had free time after the parade so I decided to spend it on the beach of course!
After the day in Nice, we headed to Monaco. CEA took us to dinner...look how many of us there are now! Last semester we only had 8 students but this semester we have 36! So, here we are in front of the Monte Carlo!
Beautiful isn't it! Monte Carlo, Monaco.
oh the casino...yes, I did gamble. Walked in and only spent 10 euros and managed to walk out with 30! Gambling in Monaco at the Monte Carlo...check!
The port...to be honest, I find Monaco to be stunning yet at the same time, it is so overly built up and ridiculously wealthy!
On our way back to Aix, we stopped in Eze village. This place is home to France's well-known parfumeries. I love my new perfume! We visited the same shop I came to a few years a go so I knew exactly which one I wanted! It is called Accroche-Coeur and is mostly amber scents with a slight hint of vanilla...yummy!
At the top of Eze village there are amazing gardens! Throughout, there are lots of small statue with quotes representing different personalities. The two above are my favorites and they beautifully represent my life in France (sauf...I know where I was born!). I love them!
So for those who haven't heard yet, I have decided on a future plan of action! I will be returning to San Diego on the 15th of June. A little earlier than I had originally planned but it will be good so I can work! This fall, I will be applying to Master's programs here in France. Here it is called an M2. If accepted, I will return after graduation so fall of 2013! Where and what would I like to study??? I would like to teach history or english at a collegiate level...yes here in France. There are fantastic programs all over and I still have a lot more research to do but my number one choice is Bordeaux. We will just have to wait and see what happens!
C'est tout pour le moment! Je dois faire mes devoirs pour demain!
Bisous!!! :)
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