Things I Talk about with the Assistants Pt. 2

• Shoestores
• Which beach to go to this weekend
• Octopus concerts (ie concerts performed by octopuses)
• Who has recently been to the peak of Mont Faron
• The French lack of respect for pigeons
• How broke we are, and who has managed to get housing assistance
• The pros and cons of wearing speedos
• Our upcoming trip to Corsica
• The amazing fashion sense of the Toulonnais (matching tracksuit top and bottoms, matching running shoes, sunglasses, plastic hair clips, handbag/manbag)
• Who's bringing what to potluck

LIFE IS GOOD Y'ALL !  

I'm off to Corsica this weekend ... so I'll be slow on the updates once again ... But more pictures to come MODEF !

Rock on, rockstars.

xoxo

me

Rewind Time

So in February, I was lucky enough to tour around England with my Dad and some UMD Architecture students, and Professor DuPuy.  Here's some photographic evidence:

Oxford in the rain

Great Hall from Harry Potter

Oxford

Oxford

Blenheim Castle Pleasure Gardens ;)

Blenheim Castle (Pleasure Gardens)

Blenheim Castle - where Churchill grew up

Rainbow at Blenheim Castle

Avebury - the lesser-known Stonehenge

The real deal

Salisbury cathedral

Dad and I at Stonehenge

Sun...

Dad and Karl in Bath

Dad and I in Bath

Bath in Bath

Cheddar Gorge

I AM JUST SO CASUAL

With my Roman friend in Bath

Thanks for a great time!
xoxo
me

PS, MORE PICS

SORRY LOVERS, forgot to add this to the last post :(

For more pics of my BELGIUM ADVENTURES, CLICK HERE!

xoxo
ME

Photos from Belgium

So here's a quick round-up of my trip to visit cousins Lise and Maxime in Belgium, along with my friend Nicole:

Cousin Lise and Van Gogh!

Lise and I

Fancy, old-timey

Synagogue in Brussels, where Lise and Maxime were married

Brussels is cute!  (So am I!)

Palace is Brussels

TRAIN STATION

In Brugges

Canals in Brugges

Beer with a bow in Brugges

To the WINKELZONE!

Grey day in Brugges

Beguinage - nunnery - Brugges

Belgian cousins!!

Eating "French fries" - they're actually from Belgium

xoxo,
me

Busybear

Hi admirers, family and friends,

Apologies for the recent lack of posting.  I've been busy hosting Sarah and also Rachel, (a friend from daycare!)  It's been a blast.  I'm going through my pictures.... To tide you over, here's a sneak peak of what I've (we've) been up to over the past two weeks:

• woken up at 4:15am to make a 5:15 train to make a 6:10 bus to make a 7:40 flight (and made all of them!)
• hosted two potluck dinners
• got a sunburn :\ ... then bought sunscreen
• gambled in a casino
• bought something in St. Tropez (just a sandwich, but still, it was expensive!)
• home-made raclette, a traditional French melted cheese dish
• ate ice cream on a boat
• gained a new appreciation for the Mount St. Victoire
• saw someone rapelling a cliff while touring the Cassis calanques by boat
• renewed my promise to start climbing this summer
• enjoyed champagne and macarons in my bathing suit on the beach
• walked up a street blasting my boombox
• gave a student detention for lying to me
• successfully navigated maps of Venise
• used code names to find a lost friend
• collected seaglass for an art project like a 5-year-old
• got a job translating the menu of a nearby creperie in exchange for free meals
• explored Aix-en-Provence's underground bar scene with an awesome tour guide
• read a book in French
• explored Edith Wharton's garden

I MEANNNNNNNN IMMA BALLER!

k ttys lovers,

xoxo

Samantha