basically bastille day festivities include some of my favorite life moments. ummm where to begin??
we began "celebrating" at around five on monday. us americans taught the french what it means to "pre-game." we ate food and drank wine for a few hours and then headed out to le bal des pompiers, or firemen's ball, if you will. i didn't get home until around 4.
here's how it works:
every arrondissemont throws a major bastille day bash the night before as well as the night of bastille day. the party is run by the firemen of the arrondissemont--they get to play bartender for the night--and they have live music, a major crowd, and lots and lots of booze. a good combination for a good time. i will say that the cover band playing had some interesting selections. at one point i heard a shania twain song with a mild french accent... ??? everyone from my program was there (we went to the one in the 11th) and we were all just dancing together having a good time and meeting people. all in all a perfect night :)
the next day was recovery day. sat around... watched the fireworks... came back... and it was back to reality :(
class the next day. essay due. i have a midterm tomorrow and an oral exam friday... ouch. what to do what to do?
exciting news: i have a visitor coming this weekend!! my german exchange sister, anja, is coming down to Paris for a fun little holiday (as they call it here). wonder what we'll be up to?
That's it. We're all moving to France and living in a big apartment and eating Nutella for every meal and sitting in parks to read books and having festive dinners.
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