This vacation could not have come at a better time. I'm exhausted, mentally and emotionally and I can't wait to have a huge hug from my parents. Yes, I'm 23 years old and I need a calin.
I also burnt my eye with my straighteners on Friday so I look like I got into a fight this weekend (nice, very nice). It looks like it's going to scar too...ouch. Right above my eyelid too...excellent! Note to self - be more careful in future especially when using hot irons!
I planned on sleeping for most of the journey but the view is too beautiful. I think the Frenchies on the train know I'm a 'tourist' because my face is stuck to the window like a chlid looking in a sweet shop window. I also can't stop reading The Help by Kathryn Stockett. Most of you have probably seen the movie (myself included) but seriously, read the book, I couldn't give it a higher recommendation. I finished it today with tears in my eyes, it's such a moving book. Life in 2012 sometimes seems difficult but after reading what life was like for a black person in Mississippi in 1962, the book just renders you speechless. The prejudice and racism people were forced to face was just unimaginable. It really gives you both perspective and a new education. So...pick up a copy asap!
Lastly, I'm so excited to get to Quimper that I really can't sleep. I've spent most of my time scribbling away in my notebook (which is what you are reading now...the typed version anyway). I'm looking forward to switching my phone off and detaching myself for a week, sometimes technology gets the better of us! I can't wait to see my parents and get back to basics (the sea, the countryside and our bikes!)
I had recently started to feel a bit like a little fish in a big pond and this week is about getting the balance back. I'm not saying I want to be a big fish but medium sized would do nicely, so as not to feel completely overwhelmed by the city of Paris.
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