things:

I love my hair
I love southern france
way more than paris
WAY more
have gone hiking
and canoeing
and ice-cream eating
and hotel hopping
and bus riding
and it's been incredible.
the bus driver I mean chauffeur du car
is pretty much the coolest man
I have ever met.
his name is albert.
he's so french. and awesome.
and dryly humorous.
oh and by the way ...
I love speaking french.
did I ever mention that?

I have been dubbed
"queen of words"
also an "intellectual presence"
what is with these people??
but hey, no complaints.