Before arriving to France, I was told several times that 6 months is just enough time for you to finally get adjusted to life in France and start to feel comfortable. For me, it has been closer to 6 weeks. Every day has been so packed with activities and adventures, it seems like I have fit half a years worth of activities into just a few weeks. Which is why there is not much to report this blog post, because all I really did this week was finally relax and adjust. I feel like I am really getting used to the rhythm of the quotidien life here.
It has been great to finally feel like home here in France. I have gotten so used to the people and the city, and I love everything about it. I have even started to venture out beyond my American friends/French family, hanging out with some of the native Frenchies and international students. After this experience and from the past few years I have spent at K college, I will have friends from countries all over the world! Pretty crazy...
But although it was nice to spend most of the past couple days just watching TV and baking cakes, I couldn't help but think how much better it would be with a glass of cider (they have cider here but it is all alcoholic and not at all the same). Or how much I would love to just walk around the house barefoot in my PJs. Or, best of all, go with my family to Art Prize (that's where they were this weekend). I love it here. I wouldn't trade it for the world. But there is nothing like a Michigan fall with friends and family. I love the new normal, but I love the old one too.
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