Some of my favorite things about home:
Spotted Cow, Nakashima's, outdoor seating at restaurants, canoeing, sports games and tailgating, hooded sweatshirts, talking about the new lives of my grown-up friends and dreaming that I may be just that in a year (or 2), future PCVs Kate (Micronesia) and Matt (Kenya) and all their questions, coaches, good news from doctors, phone calls and text messages on my grandmas razor, and NorthWest Airlines (TOTALLY KIDDING)
Being in Wisconsin was wonderful! I enjoyed so much seeing friends and family and spending time with my brother. The not so fun part of vacation was seeing how much pain he is in, how slow the healing process is going, and having to leave as scheduled since NW Airlines is a horrible company that makes no exceptions to their no-change policy.
So here I am back in Grenoble where I studied abroad almost 4 years ago. This time im just staying in a hotel and playing tourist. I just don't get lost like usual! I am happy to be staying a second night and will go out to my favorite wine bar. Yesterday I hiked up my mountain and felt wierd not calling mom at the phone booth on the bottom for her to call me on me cell on the way up, like we alsways used to do. It was a beautiful day and probably have a few duplicate photos from last time.
I have made reservations -- crazy for me, I know! But I just don't want things to go wrong on my way back. I will be here tonight, tomorrow staying with the French guy I met on my way up to Paris 2 weeks ago, then taking a train to Venice to stay for 2 nights, Verona 1 night, Florence 2 nights, and Rome 1 before flying back to Senegal. Hope this all works out!
If I saw you on vacation is wasn't for long enough. I truely miss home, maybe more now than what I thought. Plans to get internet installed in my room in Bambey have begun so contacting me will be easier than ever! If I didn't see you while in Wisconsin, you probably shouldn't have moved west! but I should be there as planned in 2010!
Take care Tofer, miss and love you!
1 comment:
Hard to believe that it was almost four years ago that I alked to you on the way up your mountain. Did you have a glass of wine for me from the wine bar? Fun place! Miss you all ready...love you lots, Mom
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