It's true. Fans do save lives. And right now one is saving mine! Corine broke down and bought fans for both our bedrooms and it is just lovely to not have to sit here and sweat like crazy anymore! Sitting here with a full stomach and a new fan is really making me just want to go to sleep and not do my homework. But alas, I must! Thankfully I only have to write a little essay. Nothing too bad.
Tomorrow is the 14th, "le quatorze," or Bastille Day. It's a "jour ferie" here in France, meaning a national holiday so people get off work, and more importantly, off school! So some of the girls and I are going to meet up for lunch then go see the musical "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change," in French of course. Then we'll all come home and eat, then head back out for the evening's festivities. These include a famous fireworks show down on the riverbanks (they're famous because fireworks were actually first used in France in a town not too far from here), then afterwards there are dances pretty much everywhere. People take this holiday seriously. It's very similar to the 4th of July in the States, but the traditional celebrations are different. They do, of course, have fireworks in common. So it should be a pretty awesome day.
I think the addition of fans to the household really brightened Corine's mood today. She was more talkative and jovial than usual tonight; she even confided in me about her personal life, which I wasn't expecting. It's nice to know she trusts me with certain things, even though I'm not her daughter or anything. But we had some great conversations, some laughs, and for the most part my French was better tonight. I seem to improve just a little every day. I don't think I'll have enough time here to achieve fluency, as I had previously hoped, but I will definitely return to the States with more confidence in the language, better pronunciation, and more vocab.
Anyhow, onward to my little bit of homework then I may read a little. Thank goodness I don't have to get up early tomorrow!
Love and miss you all,
Natalie
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