do blondes really have more fun? we shall see

This week has been nuts so far with tests and homework. It’s like every professor had the same idea to give us a test this week. Yikes. I had two langue tests yesterday, a lit test today, and I have a phonetics test tomorrow. We had a traduction test on last Thursday as well. Jeez people. Next week is our last full week of classes, and I’m 90% sure all of my classes are “review” which is a bit odd if you ask me. In the states, we don’t have classtime to review; they sometimes give you a studyguide, and if there is a review time, it’s outside of class at a later time(evening) But in true French fashion, we are having a good 3 hours of in class review (or 6 for langue)…ugh. Finals are going to be awful.

Speaking of finals, ours run Saturday-Saturday, but none on Thursday(French holiday). Most of my exams are early morning, so I’ll have all day to study for the next one/sleep. But let’s not get ahead of ourselves here ;)

new hair, same humor

Today I woke up way too early for a Wednesday (I don’t have class til 3:45) and got my hair done. I told the girl I wanted a trim and to be blonde, and she goes “ur already blonde, but sort of orange” (obv. In French) yeah..i know, I don’t like the orange tint or the dark blonde roots showin thru…thanks. Haha after he telling me that blonde is a lot of work to keep up with and going back and forth with colors, we decided on one, and she got started. The process for this is pretty much the same, but when she rinsed it out. Oh mon dieu. Weirdest/best experience ever. Haha Do you like having other people wash your hair? Welp. Go to France. They put you in a reclining chair that has massaging things in it, and then proceed to take a good 20 minutes to shampoo your hair about 3 times. While washing your hair they massage your entire scalp. Over.and.over. again. They also put some weird oil stuff on my hair and as I was sitting under the dryer with it I touched some of it, and my hand looked like it had been dipped in olive oil..ew. the girl quickly said “ne touché pas!” sooo I listened and let her work her magic. She only cut a tiny bit off my ends, about an inch in front (the front of my hair was angled so it was longer than the back…its all even now) and she thinned out my bang area to make it lay nicer. The only thing I found a bit odd is that they don’t blowdry or style or anything when you’re done. Which actually, is sort of better in some ways, cuz then I can style it myself without ending up looking like I walked out of 1985. Yup. Definitely an experience worth having.

The rest of my week will be spent doing homework, cleaning my room, and prepping things to be ready for paris-krissy n jon.

I can’t believe I only have 3 weeks left in this place. That seems beyond absurd to think that in a matter of weeks I will home. I must say that it’s going to be hard to adjust to saying Hello, thank you, yes, and goodbye, instead of bonjour, merci, oui, et au revoir. Along with many other phrases that roll off my tongue now. I never thought adjusting to English, and American culture would be hard, and sort of laughed during that part of the study abroad orientation…but now I’m not so sure. Comme toujours, it is all a learning experience.

A teeny-tiny countdown for y’all (starting 2moro):

-2 days: Paris with Krissy & Jon

-8 days: til classes are done

-21 days: Flight home

-26 days: 20^th birthday

-5-ish weeks: back in Mt.Pleasant to move in (not sure if I’m staying there all summer though..probs not)