Getting lost will help you find yourself

hey guys, I know I havent written much in here lately, but that's cuz I've been pretty busy living life outside of the house and trying to enjoy what little time I have left in France. I have just over 3 weeks until I am back in Michigan, and I'm torn on if that's good or not.
Timing is everything and I feel that just as I can finaly say I have a group of friends in Angers, I know my way around, I can eat, speak, and breathe the language..among other recent things...I am sad that my time here is coming to a close.
I will be meeting Kristina and Jon in Paris on Saturday morning, where I will take them around to all of the touristy things, and maybe get to see the catacombs..but it depends on timing, and lines. Sunday morning we all head back to Angers..where I will show them why it is I am in love with this place. They will be introduced to the sites, the places I frequent the most, and the people I spend my time with. Sadly, they only planned a short visit with me, so Monday (EARLY) morning they will be heading back to Paris, only to catch a train to London. I am really excited to see my sister, and have a little piece of home, and I'm thinking seeing her will be that little push I need to get excited to come home...maybe.

This was our view while enjoying some wine =)

I guess I can fill you in on tidbits of the week/weekend:
-classes are coming to a close, and we are amidst all of our last tests. This week is my last week of learning anything new, next week will be all review, and exams start next saturday! wow...
-my langue prof. told me during tutorat last week that I often seem bored and that shes been grading me tediously to push me to use the language in harder ways. that "you have it down better than the others, now I'd just like you to use it in more complicated ways" ..she also mentioned how maybe I should have moved up into the superior level ....thanks for telling me 3 weeks before the end...oh well.
-Friday I did a little shopping to get shoes to wear in Paris..my walking shoes were crap after spring break. I got some cute white shoes, that are very french and also very me. =) win-win situation. I also bought a blue maxi-dress....not something I needed but it was too cute to pass up.
-Saturday Liana and I wandered town in search of something to do, and ended up at the far bridge, where we found space invader art, and Liana took one of the tiles from it. shhh don't tell ;) We then got some snacks and headed out by the Chateau to chill/soak up the sun. Nikki was doing the same, so we spent the rest of the day with her, and finally decided that we wanted to have some...fun..that night since we hadn't taken part in those sort of activities in a while. I won't go into details here, but we did split a bottle of wine...or two. before heading to the bar. We met up with some friends there, and eventually ended up at une petite fete with 3 french boys...sooo 5 girls total, and 3 boys.(4-americans, 1-chinese,3-french) We learned an odd drinking game, and exchanged numbers before ending the night...at 4a.m.
Leave it to me to meet interesting people 3 weeks before departure date, but oh well, c'est la vie, n'est-ce pas?
-Sunday was spent lazing around and drinking water...hah.
Looking back on everything I've been through so far while studying abroad, I have to say I have changed a lot. I believe we never stop growing into the people we are, but that being here has made me find a part of myself I never thought I would discover.