Aug 30th....OMG

Ok, so I haven't posted in a little while... But enough has happened in the last couple days to fill a blog post haha. So I have done a lot these past few days. I went to the beach with my host family which was a lot of fun. I went kayaking for the first time ever. And that was really fun, if not stressful on the arms. I took plenty of photos... My french is still pretty suckish... lol, everytime I think I am getting better, something happens that knocks me down to size. Today I went to visit the director of my high school here in Lannion, and quite frankly I couldn't understand a damned word they were saying. It seems that with anything of importance, my language centers stop working. Perfect. After that I got a physical... Which, unrelated to the school visit, was just as confusing. At first at least, it happened pretty quickly so it wasn't much of an issue. Although the waiting room was like a shouting match for babies... I hate crying babies... ugh. I went to the video game store today, which was pretty nice. Something I'm familiar with. I noticed the price of the upcoming "HALO Reach" which was €70... Holy crap!!!! If I get an xbox here, I'm buying all my games from the US. I'm starting to feel more comfortable here, which is good since my rising frustration levels with the language would kill me if I was uncomfortable.

I'm here!

Yup I finally made it. The trip was hell though, let me tell you. The first couple flights weren't so bad. Made a couple of new friends. But the last leg... OMG! I wanted to kill myself! One other student and I missed our flight to Brest at 10AM. Go figure, and the only other flight was at 9PM. leaving us 11 hours to kill... Longest 11 hours of MY LIFE. And this whole time, all I wanted was sleep. Beautiful beautiful sleep!! By the time I arrived at the Brest airport, I was ready to collapse. My host father and brother greeted me. Along with my host father's friend who appearance saved his life earlier this year... I have yet to find out how... They had a giant boogy board with my name painted on it, which was really cool! I got my luggage and began our trip home. This trip had some surprises of it's own when the car's lights stopped working in the middle of the dark... THAT was fun. But over all it was a nice trip. I get to my host's house and they have been having a birthday party for my eldest host sister, Louise. I ate some food and had some pepsi, while they spoke to me. I'm a little frustrated, because I can understand a good deal of what's being said, but I can't respond! So they take my short replys as a indicator that I don't understand and repeat it in english. Haha I hope I get the hang of this soon... I woke up today at 3PM local time. This is going to be a long week haha.

Aug 25th... I leave today.

I don't have much to say here... too stressful I guess. I said goodbye to everyone tonight, it doesn't feel like I'm not going to see them for a year... Still hard though. I'm almost completely packed... I leave at 7:45 AM from Cortland. Wish me luck.

Aug 24th.. Tomorrow I leave.

Well, first post... Here goes. I leave tomorrow, my first flight from Syracuse is at 10:17 AM. Then from there I have a long trip to France that ends on the 25th. I don't really want to get into the whole deal... Lots of stress!!! My last week has comprised pretty much of me trying to see everyone who wants to be seen before my great journey over the big puddle. Looking for some new music, and packing... A LOT. My bag is huge... Some people might say it's not but I know it is!! I'm a little stressed, as to be expected I guess... I'm really excited too, but I doubt I'll really get into it until what's happening hits me. I still feel like I have weeks left of hanging with familiar friends, and going to familiar places. My friends are all leaving for their respective universities, so I guess it's high time I get the hell out of here too. Shit's about to get real, and I'd better jump in head first... As a great man once said, "If it's worth doing, it's worth OVERdoing." And no I will not bring you if you can fit in the suitcase, but you're welcome to try.