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I have been converted (thanks kels; linds, mads, christel, cori, mom... hahah)
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once i was a Parisian...

A Week Across the Pond...

I just returned from a much needed break from 24/7 French for a holiday in London.  I went with my best friend Jill and another girl on the Calvin program named Renee.  Together we explored every nook and cranny of Central London (mainly by foot), ventured to Oxford to locate the point of C.S. Lewis's inspiration (the Eagle and Child), were able to find a lovely concert, take tea (just for you mom), and scour Harrod's for the perfect pair of Louboutin's, which unfortunately cost more than my entire wardrobe (maybe...).  In the mix of the busy  city  life, we were able to plop down at STARBUCKs. again, quite the site for sore eyes and read.  Unfortunately, I was not able to locate any princes near the Buckingham Palace, but who really wants a fairy tale afterall?

Love. 

Oh, France...

Hello, everyone!

I couldn't help but dedicate a blog to the political leanings in American for this coming election.  As you can see on your right, Obama seems to have captured the hearts of the French. Hmm...  I will assume that you already know my thoughts about this.

En fait, I made comments earlier about the cleanliness of Grenoble, but have recently learned the truth:(  It is actually quite polluted here, and the percentage of those who recycle is also a very sad statistic.  How tragic. 

I hope to update on more important sorts of things in the near future:)

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Southern Flair

This weekend I experienced a different region of France-- Provence.  Here are some pictures:)  When I had more internet access I will dialogue a bit about the adventures I had this weekend:)

Tchao

I VOTED.

Well. That's all. I voted. Pretty excited about that.  

I took some pictures of my ballot- before I filled it out, but I think it may be frowned upon if I was to post such photos:)

This weekend I am off to Avignon and Orange.  I will post photos upon return.

love,

kb

GENEVE, SUISSE.

Hello, everyone:)

This weekend for just two short days, I was able to visit Geneva, Switzerland.  We arrived on Friday morning (thank goodness I don't have classes on Fridays) at 8:00 and left on Saturday afternoon at 16:30.   I found out that Switzerland is ridiculously wealthy.  Sadly, one of the highlights of the trip was finding STARBUCKS!!! It may have cost me 10 dollars for a single drink (caffe latté), but I probably would have paid 25... I guess that must mean I am a little homesick:(   Over the duration of the weekend, I was able to visit the Reformation Museum, Red Cross Museum (GO BARTON!), the UN, a contemporary art museum, various churches involved in the Reformation, the "Reformation Wall," and just take in the essence of Geneve, I suppose.   Here are some pics. More to come:)