So I'll be stayin' a wee bit longer in Europe.
This afternoon I called CVM to see why I hadn't received my acceptance letter yet, and the woman on the other end told me I GOT IN! I loved the way she phrased it too:
"Monsieur Campell, vous pouvez prevenir votre voyage."
"Mr. Campbell, you may plan your trip."
So now I have to look into buying a decent-quality sleeping bag and other camping stuff. They want us to bring our own plates and silverware, how French is that? And here I was ready to go the whole two weeks like a Roman legionary with nothing but a bowl and a knife.
My plans right now for the two intermediary weeks are to stay with my parent's friends Jean-Jacques and Marlène Binet in Montmorency near Paris until the 6th, then visit the Lincolns, an English couple that goes to our church back home at their house near Bordeaux. They're leaving for London on the 9th, so I'll probably leave early on the 8th to get out of their hair. Then I plan to have a leisurely trip to Briançon via Toulouse and Marseille. Might even stop in Nice for a day.
Today was also the photo shoot that I've been planning with Jen and Claudia. They're both fantastic models; Jen has a certain gravitas that I've never really seen before, and Claudia's one of the few people I've met that can pull off the hair-covering-one-eye thing.
Only eight days left. Now I have to study for the Grammar written exam tomorrow.
4 comments:
I am glad you will be staying in France for the internship. I know it is what you wanted. I hope you enjoy the remainder of your semester and your upcoming internship.
Perhaps I missed the explanation earlier, but what will you do at the CVM? Regardless, I'm glad that you will have more time in France. I hope you enjoy it!
Wow. I'm jealous, I want to do a new photo shoot. Kthx! In Paris, that would be even better! :)
Maria-
Club du Vieux Manoir is a nonprofit organisation that restores decrepit chateaux and fortresses in France and the Caribbean.
I'll probably be doing masonry work at the Ancienne Cure de St Blaise, but it's possible that I could get a position as an English-language tour guide.
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