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