So here we are, nearing the end! Abroad #2 is coming to a close.  Time jerked and lurched passed me this semester, yet it always moved relentlessly.  This is most likely my second to last post (and is no-longer connected to facebook) and I wonder how many people will actually see it…

I had some good and frustrating moments these last couple of weeks, but over all they’ve been good weeks. Some slow parts like the last couple weekends, which were spent in the rain, clouds, and chill, studying for many days on end for my 12 tests, 1 paper, and 1 presentation.  Turns out the tests weren’t all that difficult, however the amount of studying I did was for the most part appropriate.

Some good memories do pop up from these last couple weeks.  Like giving up last-minute cramming and instead reciting tongue twisters from our different languages. The funniest part was translating them into french where they didn’t make any sense.  Or, going to a party where there was a spanish guy that had the exact same facial hair as Abraham Lincoln.  Or getting distracted in the middle of my exam and realizing that the bag of a non-english girl in front of me had a director with his bull-horn and said “Stop Acting! Life is not a Reality!”   You’re missing the “…Show” there…I mean I’d argue that life’s a reality anyways.   Oh and Wade visited! That was fun!  Showed him around Strasbourg and heard all about last semester. Made me realize how much I missed at LC, and how much I failed at keeping in contact….oops.

So, one more weekend. I plan on hanging with friends and enjoying the sun (which should be arriving tomorrow). And then monday my parents come and then it’s all over!

I’m wrapping this post up with a bit of nostalgia: The following songs embody different parts of my semester in France.  As for why, well I’ll tell you individually if you ask!

The Kooks’ “Shine On” : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOHCmr8shWc

Black Eyed Peas’ “I Gotta Feeling” (but the parody — couldn’t bring myself to put the original on) : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCGmjmazE5c&feature=fvst

Grease’s “You’re the One that I Want” : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyUWkQj0Q_U

All of the Away We Go soundtrack, but in particular “All of My Days” : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIQLha4zcQI

Kesha’s “Tik-tok” : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP_nlrfxpfM

Vampire Weekend’s “Holiday” : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSEHYHnhEBo

Love you all,

Holiday