It's so good to be back! Camilo and Michaela came back last night so I was no longer all by myself in the gigantic building that is our school. I missed my kitchen-sharing buddies! We went out to dinner with Holly, Mandy, and two guys that Mandy brought back with her from her trip to the Côte d'Azur--that's right, Mandy managed to find a Canadia...

NEWSFLASH: I finally have a toilet seat! I bought it for €4 at Gifi, an über-cheap housewares store on the other side of the river. Notice, too, the lovely oil-and-reeds air freshener. It, too, was cheap, so it doesn't smell as good as it looks. Meh. Apparently Gifi also sells Febreze (which I didn't know when I purchased my new "throne," ...

Digne is really small. I think it's the perfect size, in fact, for someone (like me) who doesn't have a car. In 15 minutes I can walk from the school to the centre ville, the pretty downtown area where almost everything I need is located. It is sometimes necessary to walk a little farther (to get to a supermarket, for example) and on those days ...

Since my last entry, I... 1. Started drinking coffee (gasp!). I drink it as an after-dinner boost, which helps keep me awake after a glass or two of wine and an occasional food coma, which I am embarrassed to say I've endured a couple of times since I've been here. 2. Saw a French film for 2€. It was called L'Homme de Sa Vie and it was very...

Hot footting it across France to get to the airport to meet Matty-boi.