I am yet unsure as to what happened to the past month and a half. July? August? Hello, goodbye.
Where to begin. On July 15th, my family and I drove to Chicago for the day in order to retrieve my visa from the French Consulate of Chicago. Oh boy, what a day. I won't go into the details, but we found the consulate, I submitted a rather thick stack of paperwork and my passport, waited an hour, got my passport back with my French visa inside (which looks really neat, if you ask me), and went sightseeing with my family (à la Navy Pier).
I've been working full time at Rocky Knoll since graduation. I have really enjoyed myself there for the past three years; and I was sad to leave. My last day of work was July 31st.
The past week has been a whirlwind of emotion for me. I would love to be able to express myself clearly, but I'm afraid it's impossible. Only a few in this country can understand what I'm going through physically and emotionally: my fellow peers going to France, and the rest of the world.
Throughout the past week I've been saying many "see you later's"; to friends and families alike. I am truly going to be glad to see everyone when I get back. Especially you rascals. If you know what I'm talking about when I say furniture, I'm talking to you. Don't do anything I wouldn't next year.
Alors, et c'est vrai, j'ai besoin de faire les valises. Now, I really need to pack.
Tomorrow I am going on vacation with my family to New York City for one week. I will then have one overnight orientation with AFS, and then finally fly to Paris. After one more overnight orientation in Paris, I will take a train to Poitiers, a city not far from Châtellerault. I will then meet my host family, and a week later, start school!
Seeing as I will be very busy from here on out, this will be my last post to this blog as an outbound. The next time I update, I will be in France!
Bonne chance, et à bientôt. Good luck, and see you later :)
