(here are the pictures from saturday. i cant figure out how to move them... haha)
Soo I really should hop on the computer like once a day and joy down some things but you not believe how crazy busy it is here...there is always something going on or I am really tired from all the things that we did the day before...so here is the catch up...
So Friday, the 9th, I went to buy my bus pass because the metro and the bus are the only transportation besides the taxis but they are really expensive. For one month my pass is 38 Euros. Its so worth it because it is like 1,70 euro each way. I probably have used it enough to pay for itself....The Interact group, the welcoming committee took us to a restaurant for dinner, Italian food. What the hell? haha I want French food sillys! But it was good, the weather was still kind of cold so we just went home, plus the busses stop at like midnight so if we went out to a bar we would have to take a taxi home.....
Saturday morning, the 10th, at like 9am we went to the Downtown area because they are having amazing sales right now on the clothing...seeing how I still did not have my baggage I decided to buy some clothes....plus STA travel association is supposed to give me up to $500 US because of my delayed baggage! whoo hoo! So far got 8 sweaters/shirts, a purse, a scarf, gloves and a clip for 75 euros(like $100 USD)!!! We were shopping for like 4 and 1/2 hours, but we were able to see the downtown which was really awesome, but really packed because of the sales. I bought an international cellphone, which has free incoming calls so my mom went and bout a phone card to call me! yeah! We were really tired when we got here, so I laid down for a little bit. I cleaned my room and unpacked the little that I had because I did not want to see bags anymore! At this point I have been trying to get in touch with the airport about my baggage but still nothing! ughh, then I found a website that would show the tracking information and it said something like the delivery had been completed! So I finally got through to the lost and found and they said that the bags would be delivered between 5 and 10 pm! I didnt believe them! I was sooo happy. So I was taking a shower because we were going out, and I had the feeling that the phone would reing while I was in the shower because things just happen that way...and what do ya know, right as I was beginning to dry off, THE PHONE RINGS! haha. Bonjour? parlez-vous anglais? Said he was outside with my bags! So not having much clothes, I had to scramble to find what I could wear....When I got my bags I could not stop saying MERCI! MERCI! haha 5 days without clothes is forever and no toiletries either! I literally got ready in less that 15 minutes because it was time to leave...That was the happiest moment of my trip so far! We went to this bar down at the port called Baloo Bar. It was fun had like a liter of Heineken and some shots...yum! fun times :) Then we got free tickets to this club...it was like an under ground cave with different music in every tunnel! way fun....I kinda got in trouble for showing the foreign boys we are friends with how American girls dance...haha oops! We were there till like 3am-ish, then some of the people that I live with in the dorms took a cab home...So tired at this point... talked to my mom on the internet for a little while then passed out!!!!
Sunday morning, the 11th, I really didnt feel bad, just super tired!!! At 2pm we went to this place called the Calanques, (kal-unk) it was a beautiful hike threw some trees, then we climbed down some rocks and ended up at these beautiful ponds from the Mediterranean! I went and put my feet in the water! sooo cold! but amazing :) then we climbed up some more rocks and went down to another part that people were jumping in! omg! crazy people hahah....but it was just so beautiful. The hike back up was pretty intense! But hey I dont turn down a good workout, ps. my butt is extra sore....Dinner was the extent what I was able to do after that! Watched a movie and passed out!
Monday the 12th, was the first actual day of school, but I am not supposed to be scheduled for any, but I was so I went to the school to see if I could get some help with my classes but I went during the 2 hour lunch period when no one was there or they were not in their office. I got like one thing done that I was supposed to, but none of the important things that I wanted to get done today. UGH! So now I have to go to school even earlier tomorrow to catch the people that I need to help me. I think that I am still jet-lagged and not fully adhered to the time change. 9 Hours is pretty intense. Also I have to wait to be able to talk to people because when I am up, Its like the weeeee hours in the morning back home. But all is well.
I am a lot happier here then I was. I just hope that this is a great experience for me that I can grow from. Time is flying by, I just hope that I can do the traveling that I wanted and not regret not being in the States....
Au revoir for now!
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