I went to France for five weeks, which was excellent. I might single out some events/anecdotes to blog about later, but the point is I loved it. I stayed with a beautiful, lovely family and learned so much.
I learned about parts of France different from my own, and it was also very much an experiment for me. I learned how to live on my own and so much about living with others, whether or not they are culturally similar to me.
So, in a way, it was testing the waters. I've always wanted to leave this place for some reason, and that was the first toe in the ocean, if you will. I liked it so much I'm planning/trying to spend my last year in high school in Japan as an exchange student.
I'm not feeling particularly eloquent right now (as you can see,) but I just wanted to update.
One more thing- I read Endgame: The Problem With Civilization, like Sutherland suggested to me. It was pretty good- I've got way too many thoughts and critiques for one blog, but I did try annotating so I can split it up when I have more time.
Anyone reading this want to tell me about their summer? It's great to feel this good.
