So I went to Switzerland

two weeks ago- time has escaped me... In between my two final classes Emily, her friend Nicole, and I decided to head over to Switzerland to see the beautiful Alps and more importantly go Canyoning. It was a lot of fun and crazy beautiful if you haven't seen them around already head over to picasa to see the pictures from Interlaken. I especially liked it because one of my favorite movies/books growing up was Heidi and I always wanted to go to where she lived and now I have!

I don't know why but my photos aren't being uploaded again today!

This week Katherine and I headed off on our final adventure to Venice, Italy. Another place that I have always wanted to go to ever since learning that instead of streets they have canals and boats! I found Venice as enchanting as all the tourist books, movies, and tv shows about it claim it to be! I even looked past all the crazy tourists running around St. Mark's Square. I absolutely adore the city and had a lot of fun while I was there! The weather was really beautiful the whole time too which was nice. Although I considered it a little hot- 85 degs. Apparently I better shape up and accept it because it is going to be 99 degs this week in Powder Springs! AH! I am going to melt!

Anyways I hope you have enjoyed reading this blog! I'll probably update it a couple times after I get home and make a summary or some wrap up of my time here and (hopefully) finally get the pictures to load- but I am leaving france and ending my short time of being a parisian once and for all on this Tuesday! 

In the mean time pray that my mom can make it on a flight this afternoon to meet me and help me get all my stuff home- and that she doesn't go jetlag crazy for only spending 24 hours in france while she is still on Alaska time!  Then pray that we can get on our flight on Tuesday morning- apparently it is looking tight- well at least to Dad.

Luxembourg, Germany, France-Oh My!

Thursday Katherine and I had a picnic on the Champs deMars (the park infront of the Eiffle Tower) in order to work on our secret project mwahaha!

These are our lovely hosts and our Hillarious (At least he thought he was) french waiter who I decided looks like the chicken guy from toy story 2.

Katherine's first few seconds in Germany! First trip to Germany evah!!!! SO happy!

Katherine's first seconds in Luxembourg- for some reason so much more happier. Perhaps it was from the use of the word duchy or dukey.

my first seconds in luxembourg- I'd already been to Germany so my first new country of our trip.

Sucking it in to stand next to the skinny building.

the best part about luxembourg is that they have (belgian) Dr. PEPPER! I was going to cope for 17 more days-or so but then we found it at the gas station! HORAY!!! What a wonderful trip! And I'm actually drinking it as I write this. Happy... Happy... ha ha ha ha... (zoolander)

This weekend I'm visiting Metz where GT sends some engineers to Lorraine/Metz France to study for the summer and a few of my friends happen to be here this summer so Katherine and I mozied over for a weekend and are staying with some family friends. They decided that heading over to Germany for breakfast would be the best breakfast idea ever so of course just a little trip to another country no problem- just 45 minutes by car kinda the equivalent of driving to Alabama. Then we commandeered a german shopping cart and were running over innocent and not so innocent bystanders (grocery stores on saturdays are intense in europe and this one was especially crazy!) Then we went to another cute city called (at least phonetically-forgive my german) Burn Castle koose which is a picturesque little town in the German wine district around the meusell river. Then we headed up to Luxembourg because I said that luxembourg was better than germany. Only I've discovered that luxembourg is full of well... Eurotrash. Not so lovely looking people there (no offense any luxembourgers that I might have unknowingly insulted) Then we headed back to france. It was a grand adventure and it was nice to have a car- especially since it insisted on raining all day. woh owh woh.

So I think I have a new roommate

I opened the door to find Samantha perched on the couch in fear... holding an umbrella and a bowl. Apparently we have a new roommate, but of the rodent variety.

 Good news: he's small- not the metro rat variety.

 Bad news- he's here.