2008

School is great so far, but they switched from Diet Coke to Diet Pepsi in the dining hall drink...

A year late...

…but I’m finally leaving for college tomorrow!

I’m glad the Olympics are over. They make me feel lazy.

Who will save my webkinz's souls?

bonusjonas: Don’t you hate it when you’re in the prayer circle and no one wants to do extra...

And speaking of Gossip Girl, I’m such a fan of the new...

…almost as much as the old ones.

Stressed.

I’m leaving for school on Sunday, and I have so many things to do, but I seem to only be able...

Lazy.

It was raining when I woke up this morning, so I mentally prepared to spend a nice rainy day in bed...

I’m editing my first video right now! I want to make little videos about Brazil and France,...

Project Runaway.

Here are some of my thoughts while watching this week’s Project Runway: I’m...

“Is the drinking age in New York still 18 or did they change...”
— My mother, who apparently...

juliaheffernan: Made some lunch Weird, Julia, I made pretty...

Looking for a name for your band?

juliaheffernan: blakewhitman: Use this security check (which I found while using Ticketmaster) and...

Grrr.

I’m reading Atonement right now and I absolutely love it except that, despite the fact that I...

one of my favorite summer things is driving fast down back roads at night with the windows wide...

Lots of new photos on flickr

good day

Today I put on my favorite new outfit and my mom and I went up to Great Barrington and had the most...

I finally found film for my new old Polaroid camera. I...

I’m ready for autumn weather. I miss my scarves.

whoo i’m going to turn the money i made this weekend into an iphone!

vegging out

So, for as long as I can remember, my friends have had this running joke about my vegetarianism, or...

So, I’ve been noticing lately that my right bicep (is that the one? I don’t know the...

SO JEALOUS

of anyone who’s seen the dark knight already.

My cousins and I made French flags on Bastille Day. Lucy...

Vimeo

I just got a wave of “wow, not being in France really sucks” depression. They’ve...

Happy Bastille Day, tout le monde!

Summer's finally here

My family rented a house on the lake for the next two weeks. My cousins and my aunts are coming too,...

Gossip Girl on the front page of the NYtimes

Best. News. Ever.

I want these!

Yum-o? Not so much...

So, since I’m currently unemployed, I have a lot of time to watch daytime TV, mostly the Food...

Job hunt

So, I got back from France with no money. (Ok, I’m being hyperbolic, I actually had about $50...

juliaheffernan: i use my power brick to keep my feet...

Home...

…with a France-shaped hole in my heart.

Airport fun

And by fun I mean the opposite of fun. My flight was cancelled, so now I have to go from Paris to...

I hate packing...

How is it that both of my suitcases are almost full, and I still have so much stuff in my room?

happiness

Today was one of the best days of my whole trip. Nothing particularly special happened, but I was so...

Homeward Bound

Ok so since my last few posts have been uber-depressing, I’ve decided to lighten it up and...

ok, on a lighter note, some pretty cherries at the marché

Debbie Downer, part two

As I think most of you know, I am a huge pack-rat. I keep everything. Everything. So, now, seeing as...

sad saturday

So, every Saturday there’s this amazing food market in Rennes, with gorgeous fruits and...

the little devils

grrreat, part two

And now it’s raining.

grrreat

So, today, there’s yet another grève (strike) in France, so we’ve been getting...

I took this photo of my friend Donovan this weekend. I...

All girls are princesses...

If that’s true, I want a chateau. Any one of the four I saw this past weekend will do the...

“Think about how significantly different your life would be...”
— Kate, when we saw a bunch of...

Finally!

Spring has sprung in Rennes!

A weekend in wine country

I don’t like to buy into stereotypes, especially of my beloved France, but one thing I have...

So, now that I am leaving in two weeks, I finally figured out how to open the window in my room....

Sorry I haven’t posted anything in a really long time. I’ve been kind of a mess this...

Debbie Downer

So, I knew I was going to miss Florian when he left to start his internship in Paris, but I guess I...

Italian Adventures, Part 2

So, we got to Naples Friday afternoon, and soon discovered that whoever dubbed it “the armpit...

Excellent.

I will never be a teacher. Ever.

So, basically I’ve been really frustrated with my teaching gig lately. I didn’t...

When in Rome...

So, I got back on Wednesday after spending 10 days in Italy with two of my best friends here, Kate...

ciao, bella!

So, I’m off to Italy tomorrow! I’ll be back next wednesday with lots of stories and...

aaand I'm a huge dork

So tonight I spent about half an hour looking at all of the French classes that Skidmore offers and...

A poorly-taken photo of la manifestation pour le tibet that...

Some things I've learned in the past few...

*French boys are just as annoying as American boys, if not more so *Being with people who...

triste

my parents were just here visiting for the past ten days. they left this morning and i really miss...

I hate money.

So, as I’m starting to plan my next vacation in April, I just have to ask, why is everything...

my host mom bought one of these for me for easter....

Joyeux Pâques!

So, it’s Easter, and there’s a jour ferié tomorrow, which basically means that instead...

this is the duck house. they live in that adorable little...

je suis très occupé

So I’ve been really bad at keeping up with this lately, this week has been absolutely crazy! I...

spain hits you fast

Hola everyone! That’s right, I speak Spanish now. Trilingual. No big deal. Anyway, I got back...

Holiday in Spain...

The time has finally come…I’m leaving for Spain tomorrow! I absolutely can’t wait!...

this is my friend emily’s french cat fifou. he looks...

"frappe-moi bébé une fois plus!"

That would be Britney Spears’ “Hit Me Baby One More Time” translated into French....

I miss Marmy!

So, I came to the realization today that even though I’m so so so happy with my host family,...

I guess Mont Saint Michel was kinda pretty…

Yolène and her birthday cake and a Philippe-ghost in the...

french babies

So, yesterday was Yolène’s birthday party at the house. There were about twenty members of...

I heart my new camera

Today we went to St. Malo and Mont Saint Michel, two towns on the coast of France, both of which...

a poorly-taken photo of the mardi gras festivities in...

Flickr

Lazy Sunday...errr...Monday

Today I have nothing to do because all my friends have to take an oral exam to get into the...

ma famille!

fyi, french teenagers are pretty much the most intimidating people in the world. just. so. freaking....

Now, think of a baby tiger.

Tonight at dinner Florian was trying to help me with my accent when saying my...

my host brother is currently playing “toxic” by britney spears, and “1234”...

“-What’s the difference between America and a glass of...”

pimp my bathroom?

on the first night in my house, there were apparently new rugs and a new mini garbage can in my...

“il a aimé mariah carey!”
— today my host mother’s...

ma chambre

apparently they speak french in france?

Well, today was my first real day in Rennes! I got in last night around six, and my family picked me...

Bonjour from Paris!

Hello everyone! I only have a minute of internet left on this strange prepaid computer, but I just...

airport fun

soo i’m currently sitting in jfk waiting to board my flight to paris. i’m quite bored,...

Taste the sad, michael!

My whole family came over for dinner tonight since it’s my last night here and saying goodbye...

Leaving tomorrow. Haven’t started packing. This is how...