Here are some things that I'm really looking forward to in the upcoming weeks, be it in France, Spain, Germany or the United States:
-My mom's visit! It seems that being so far away has really made me miss a lot of things. And while I thought I was pretty independent in college and down at Santa Barbara, I've grown quite homesick. And I think I've seen my family more often over the past seven months here in Europe than I would have during a normal academic year at UCSB.
-Saying goodbye to the beaches of the South of France in the gorgeous SPRING weather! Finally.
-My birthday weekend. Who doesn't like cake? Need I say more?!
-Germany! Being able to visit a country I haven't yet seen. I have NO idea what to expect because I'll be hanging around with a crowd of locals :) Supposedly beerfests will be kicking off soon as well as crazy German football fans. Oh yeah and sausage/canned veggies, that'll be fun.
-Barcelona with my parents! More seeing my family, always fun. But also, seeing another country I've yet to see! And I believe that the weather in Spain will be the hottest I've experienced during this entire trip. With that also comes Spanish beaches, beautiful architecture, TAPAS/SANGRIA, and oh yeah, going out until 8 a.m. If only I can convince my parents to join me...
-Jeopardy! I love that show. Who cares if they're going to be reruns shortly.
-Grey's Anatomy! When the writers' strikes hit, I was still able to catch up on old episodes I'd missed online. But now that that's (supposedly) resolved, new episodes will begin airing in the month of April. When I come back home!
-BASEBALL! My favorite sport. My favorite season. The reason for living -- well, one of the many reasons. And since the A's have gone into such an overhaul mode this season, I imagine their marketing department will be doing all it can to entice fan attendance, i.e. even cheaper tickets, anyone?!
-Road-tripping! With my sister still in Santa Barbara and friends spread out from San Luis Obispo down to San Diego on the coast, I might take a long Wednesday to Monday trip down the 101 and take in all California has to offer! Who cares that I've already seen/done it all, it's been a freakin' year since I graduated and nearly 10 months since my last visit!
-Healthy Food! As much as I've LOVED -- understatement -- the food over here, it's been doing a number on my body. It'll be nice to get back to whole grains, low fat, low carbs, and really small portions. I'm trying to convince myself to stop buying fixed price menus. Even though they're way cheaper, it's still an ungodly amount of food!
-Gym memberships! My gym experience here was ridiculous. Can't wait to finally join a 24-Hour Fitness or something like that with real, modern equipment ;)
And one last thing:
-Customer Service! Sorry France, you just never really got on board with this one. But you know what that also means? NO MORE TRANSPORTATION STRIKES! Those really threw a wrench in many of my travel plans over here.
It's kind of hard to be a spoiled American and adjust to the French lifestyle, isn't it? But I'm really glad I tried it for almost a year!
-My mom's visit! It seems that being so far away has really made me miss a lot of things. And while I thought I was pretty independent in college and down at Santa Barbara, I've grown quite homesick. And I think I've seen my family more often over the past seven months here in Europe than I would have during a normal academic year at UCSB.
-Saying goodbye to the beaches of the South of France in the gorgeous SPRING weather! Finally.
-My birthday weekend. Who doesn't like cake? Need I say more?!
-Germany! Being able to visit a country I haven't yet seen. I have NO idea what to expect because I'll be hanging around with a crowd of locals :) Supposedly beerfests will be kicking off soon as well as crazy German football fans. Oh yeah and sausage/canned veggies, that'll be fun.
-Barcelona with my parents! More seeing my family, always fun. But also, seeing another country I've yet to see! And I believe that the weather in Spain will be the hottest I've experienced during this entire trip. With that also comes Spanish beaches, beautiful architecture, TAPAS/SANGRIA, and oh yeah, going out until 8 a.m. If only I can convince my parents to join me...
-Jeopardy! I love that show. Who cares if they're going to be reruns shortly.
-Grey's Anatomy! When the writers' strikes hit, I was still able to catch up on old episodes I'd missed online. But now that that's (supposedly) resolved, new episodes will begin airing in the month of April. When I come back home!
-BASEBALL! My favorite sport. My favorite season. The reason for living -- well, one of the many reasons. And since the A's have gone into such an overhaul mode this season, I imagine their marketing department will be doing all it can to entice fan attendance, i.e. even cheaper tickets, anyone?!
-Road-tripping! With my sister still in Santa Barbara and friends spread out from San Luis Obispo down to San Diego on the coast, I might take a long Wednesday to Monday trip down the 101 and take in all California has to offer! Who cares that I've already seen/done it all, it's been a freakin' year since I graduated and nearly 10 months since my last visit!
-Healthy Food! As much as I've LOVED -- understatement -- the food over here, it's been doing a number on my body. It'll be nice to get back to whole grains, low fat, low carbs, and really small portions. I'm trying to convince myself to stop buying fixed price menus. Even though they're way cheaper, it's still an ungodly amount of food!
-Gym memberships! My gym experience here was ridiculous. Can't wait to finally join a 24-Hour Fitness or something like that with real, modern equipment ;)
And one last thing:
-Customer Service! Sorry France, you just never really got on board with this one. But you know what that also means? NO MORE TRANSPORTATION STRIKES! Those really threw a wrench in many of my travel plans over here.
It's kind of hard to be a spoiled American and adjust to the French lifestyle, isn't it? But I'm really glad I tried it for almost a year!
2 comments:
I've been here 18 months, and I'm starting to believe that I will never get used to the French lifestyle. I miss so many American things... :(
I'm jealous about your trip through California. I want to do that!
alex is getting old. he's starting to make weird comments to the contestants and he's getting kind of rude. it's absolutely AWESOME.
Post a Comment