I've decided it's time that I start blogging again because since
my last post, more things have happened than I know where to begin. I'm going
to try my best to recap everything that has happened and share some photos, and
then i will begin fresh and continue through the journeys that lie ahead of me.
Since my past most in November 2012, I moved back from Lyon,
France to Tallahassee. While living in France, I took over an au pair
position from a friend who had decided he didn’t want to be an au pair. I lived
with a wonderful family with three amusing, energetic, and sweet children and
learned so much more French living with them. I got to see what living with a
French family was like and experience their culture and lifestyle. They took me
skiing in the Alps and to Bandol in the south of France where I walked along
the shores of the Mediterranean Sea and saw some of the most beautiful
landforms I have ever seen. I made incredible friends with a group of amazing
people. They came from all walks of life and all types of different countries.
We spoke a mix of languages and every time we were together, nothing could stop
us from having the times of our lives.
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| Maria Alejandra, Sophie, Jeannie, Julian |
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| Abi, Jeannie, Axel, and Juan Carlos in Emma's apartment |
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| me on Christmas eve freaking out over pumpkin pie |
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| Alyssa and I |
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| Alyssa, Oren, and I |
I went to Paris and stayed with my friend Elisa twice, and she
sowed me the time of my life each time I visited. Her mom was the most
welcoming woman in the world and I often told her than if she and my mom had a
language in common, that they would be the best of friends. I explored
Aix-En-Provence with my friends Leya and Alyssa, had numerous day-drunk picnics
with friends at Parc de la Tête d’Or, puked over the side of Ayers Rock more
than once after drinking on the steps of the Rhône, took more photos than I
could afford to develop, saw the Molière play L’École des Femmes, and EXPERIENCED LIVING IN SNOW. I saw Death Grips play a show in Lyon and made
friends with a few English girls who were more obsessed with Death Grips than I
was. I could go on forever about things I did in France, but now I want to talk
about my return to Tallahassee.
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| snow from my apartment |
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| Leya visits me in Lyon! in my favorite restaurant Mathilde |
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| Axel Jeannie and David at Parc |
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| Me in Vauvenargues |
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| (Not) Skiing in Les Menuires |
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| La Côte d'Azur |
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| My Au Pair Kids |
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| Everytime we roam the streets it's a party |
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| Everyone at the parc skipping our classes |
My first week back in the states, I went up to Tallahassee to see
friends and meet my new roommate for the first time. I ended up having an
amazing weekend seeing friends I hadn’t seen in over a year. A month later I
moved into this amazing house with my roommates Tyler and Kelly. It’s a huge
1800 square foot house with wood floors and huge windows in the back room. I’ve
finally got my room set up perfectly and I love it. I started my last year at
FSU, and did pretty well in the fall semester, and I’m hoping to do well once I
finish this spring semester. I have to take three courses this summer to meet
graduation requirements, but after that my undergraduate degree will be over!
Since moving back to Tallahassee, I have made some incredible
friends who fuel my life of life and art and music. I am constantly surrounded
by creative and great musicians, talented writers, and amazing artists and it
encourages me to keep doing new things and trying. I hosted my first house show called MEGABRUNCH, and had a bunch of local bands and two touring bands play a show in my back yard while we all sipped on mimosas and ate the biggest brunch ever. I got a Casio MT-100 a few
months back and I love playing with it. I’ve recorded a few things and put them
on soundcloud. I got to go to SXSW this year and see Austin for the first time.
It was incredible and now I’m certain Austin is the place I want to move to,
after my year off of course….
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| My front yard, and stolen sign from Seminole Grand |
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| Kyle, Kasey, Me and Dylan |
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| Friends at Total Bummer 4 Ever |
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| Vacation dad, Meth Dad, so many dads, so many hawaiian shirts |
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| Meth Dad at Megabrunch |
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| Dave and Steve at Megabrunch |
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| Kyle at Megabrunch |
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| Amanda and Jordan |
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| More friendssss |
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| Junk's first show at Cuddle Punx Riot House |
Which brings me to what the future will soon hold for me. I
am going back to Europe in the beginning of august, less than a week after I graduate
to be exact, to be an au pair again for a family living in Switzerland just 30
minutes outside of Geneva. They live in a beautiful apartment less than 5
minutes walk from the lake. They are very funny and nice people and I am so
excited to become part of their family in just a few months. The wonderful part
about all of this is that they will be paying for my language courses during my
entire stay! And I’m also going to be making a ridiculously good amount of
money, which will help me start paying off some loans from the first time I
went overseas. I’m going to get to travel so much more this time around and
spend time on bettering myself, developing the thousands of photos I have yet to develop yet, and perfecting my French.
There is so much change happening. One part of my life is
ending, and another is just beginning and I only hope for the best.
