one of my classes went missing today. no one showed up. i think they forgot, which is ok by me. i have two more classes today and two is better than three this afternoon.
i've been missing, too, having just returned from february vacation. my mother and two cousins came to visit. they brought way too much stuff with them. trying to direct them to the train station from charles de gaulle via the paris metro system was a nightmare-- we nicknamed the experience one of dante's levels of infernos. their suitcases were jammed full of clothes they didn't wear, non-trial size bottles of just about every body wash and lotion imaginable-- they had containers for their containers. but we managed to have a good time despite their heavy bags. i've never taken so many cabs in my life.
we stayed in verona for five nights and no one really wanted to leave, myself included. the weather was great, the people nice, the food yummy and cheap, the gelato and coffee excellent. paris was busy and cold. we did all the tourist spots-- they can't go to paris and not see the mona lisa-- which wore me down after a while, especially because i've already done the touristy things. looking at paris through my mother's eyes is overwhelming and loud and expensive-- even i was sick of paris after four nights, and i love paris enough that i'm considering moving there if i can find a job.
i did not reapply for this job again next year. my teachers and school and apartment are great but i'm getting itchy feet. if i'd reapplied, i'd be stuck in this same region again, which would blow. it's too cold and there's not much to do. at least down south i could go to the beach and soak up some sun on slow days. but by reapplying i'd be stuck here.
so now i'm figuring out which direction is next. did i mention i get lost in paperbags, that reading maps isn't my forte? ah well. i will just keep doing what i'm doing and see where it leads. and now it's leading me to an afternoon tea before class begins.