Dearest readers,
Today was strange and I don't feel like I accomplished much! Days can slip past like bars of soap in the shower, if you aren't careful. I bought a wonderful sweater and a scarf because right now is the big "solde" is France and almost every store has sales. It is funny how regulated France is compared to the U.S., but only about certain things, like education, businesses, medical care, and electricity. Stores here are not allowed to hold sales except during the designated "sale periods" during the year, so right now it is just as bad as America's before and after Christmas rush! Usually clothes are expensive here but during soldes you can buy things for less than ten euros! It rocks but it is also dangerous because it all seems cheap, but it adds up! I needed a warm layer, though because it is so freaking cold right now and I didn't bring much with me. Then I met my friend for a cup of tea and ran to the market to buy food. Everything is closed on Sunday except for the markets, which are over by 2 PM and I didn't want to risk not having food!
People run on such a different schedule here that is one of the many things to get used to here. If I want to have a social life than I need to stay out later than I am used to at home. It is not so much that I am up later but the whole "being out," night life thing is different. It is so common here, however that the bar scene is much less shady than in the States, or at least from my experience. Plus, I love how you can get good wine anywhere! You don't even have to pay much or know anything about which wine to choose because they are all good!
I whimsically bought plane tickets for Carnival in Venice just now, without even knowing my class schedule. I won't have that information until at least January 31st and the weekend of the opening ceremony is the 19 of February! I can't wait that long to buy tickets so I took the plunge and bought them for Thursday night until Sunday, hoping that I don't end up having class on Fridays. I hear that it is supposed to be spectacular, though, but I honestly care more about seeing my friend Kosty! I haven't seen her in about three years and I miss her terribly. Plus, she made me feel so special because she genuinely wants me to come and visit her. Lately its been a game trying to tell if a person genuinely enjoys my company, and I want something real. I don't want to feel like a tag along or an unwanted guest, and she has never made me feel that way. I don't necessary feel that way here all the time but between living with a family with its own schedule and meeting all new friends in a strange place, trying so hard to fit gets old. I can't wait to give her a giant hug!
I am going to markets tomorrow, triple yay, so hopefully I will have some adventures to share later!
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