Around the World...and then some

A Middkid Invasion of Paris

This weekend was possibly one of the best weekends of my whole life. I'm completely and utterly exhausted; my feet are about to fall off, and I have to do more homework than I ever thought possible, but I wouldn't trade this weekend for the world. I was in Paris with about 9 other Middkids. They came in from Italy, Spain, England and the States, and we spent about 3 days together in Paris. We walked around Montmartre, went up the Eiffel Tower, and kept up the Midd tradition of being unable to make any decisions or agree on anything, ever. We walked a total of about 10 million miles, and ate an unimaginable amount of baguettes and Nutella. I had seen most of the kids when I went back home over Winter Break, but two of them I hadn't seen for 6 or 9 months. Overall, it was just amazing to be back together again, and even more amazing for it to happen in Paris. I fell back in love with that city this weekend - it really is just so beautiful and friendly and open. And I'm sure it helped that the weather was gorgeous, sunny and really pretty warm. It was a truly fabulous weekend.

Of course, I had no desire to leave and say good-bye to everyone, but there was a surprise waiting for me back in Poitiers that I had forgotten about. And that surprise was comfort. It's a different kind of comfort than the one I felt this weekend, being around a group of my closest friends, but it's comfort nonetheless. I walked into the University this morning and felt completely like I knew what was going on, where I was, and what I had to do. When I'm at Midd, or with my Middkids, there is a constant craziness that always keeps me on my toes and extremely happy. Here in Poitiers, I don't have that huge group of crazy friends, so my life is very different. However, I'm starting to feel as though I like this life too, where I see friends in the cafeteria, but still come home to my own empty room. It's been over a month now that I've been living in Poitiers, and I'm starting to get used to, and to more importantly enjoy, my life here as well.

posted by Becky @ 1:20 PM