I did my last minute Christmas shopping on the Champs-Elysées...while sipping my first Starbucks coffee in three months. I could see the spires of Notre Dame and the Eiffel tower as I walked back to the apartment where I'm staying.
Is this for real?...I must be dreaming...
Certainly a Christmas Eve to be remembered. :)
December 24, 2007
December 22, 2007
Merry Christmas!
Oh my! It's been exactly one month since I last posted - apologies to you, my faithful readers! December has been a crazy month and has truly flown by. Let's do a quick rundown:
- second group training for all of us primary assitants in the area in nearby Brest
- wonderful dinner at for all of the assistants I live with and I at the house of one of my very favorite teachers
- lesson planning like mad
- Christmas shopping like mad
- watching Quimper turn into the equivalent of a Christmas village with lights EVERYWHERE and an ice skating rink outside the Cathedral
- visiting a good friend from Western who is also an assistant in the nearby town of Nantes (so amazingly good to see somebody from home!)
- stuffing myself on the abundance of Christmas sweets in this country
That was a very quick summary, but it gives a little glimpse into the goings on in my life.
I leave today to spend Christmas in Paris, then if all goes according to plan, will be in Barcelona for New Years. It'll be very strange to be away from home for the holidays (it already has), but I think Paris is a pretty good runner up to being in the NW for Christmas. :)
Wishing you all a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR. Much love, and I'll see you all in 2008!
- second group training for all of us primary assitants in the area in nearby Brest
- wonderful dinner at for all of the assistants I live with and I at the house of one of my very favorite teachers
- lesson planning like mad
- Christmas shopping like mad
- watching Quimper turn into the equivalent of a Christmas village with lights EVERYWHERE and an ice skating rink outside the Cathedral
- visiting a good friend from Western who is also an assistant in the nearby town of Nantes (so amazingly good to see somebody from home!)
- stuffing myself on the abundance of Christmas sweets in this country
That was a very quick summary, but it gives a little glimpse into the goings on in my life.
I leave today to spend Christmas in Paris, then if all goes according to plan, will be in Barcelona for New Years. It'll be very strange to be away from home for the holidays (it already has), but I think Paris is a pretty good runner up to being in the NW for Christmas. :)
Wishing you all a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR. Much love, and I'll see you all in 2008!
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