(this is the view from our kitchen window. bien fait Claire)

Bon jour tout le monde!
I hope that everyone is doing well and having a glorious end to a glorious weekend. Overall, this weekend was pretty mellow for me. I felt like I slept for most of it which was nice and normally I would feel bad about that but I took this year off to relax (among other things) so I feel like sleeping in is good.

I’ve been thinking more and more about what I want to do when I come back. Montreal is a lot more expensive than I was expecting, so I’m definitely going to have to work and make mad cheddar when I get back (ahahaha I’ve actually heard people use that phrase mad cheddar which means a lot of money. Apparently it comes from the Niagara area?) Anyways, I will have to make mad cheddar since I’m spending more of my money than I expected to. It all works out though because I miss being/ working with kids so much that I think full time babysitting will be great and certainly very different from anything I do here. In terms of the spring though, I’m pretty excited about getting to see Argentina and Chile. Since two of my best friends, Nora and Juliette, are going to be in Chile in the spring, it would be crazy not to go there☺. I’ve decided though that instead of doing a program or volunteering, I’m going to WOOF (World Wide Organization of Organic Farms) in Argentina first for a few weeks, and then Chile. Even though working on a farm for two months will be pretty intense I think it will be good for me. Plus it will be pretty different from anything I’ve ever done before. Bahh I’m so excited even just thinking about it makes me want to burst! When I come back from South America, pretty quickly Claire and I will leave for Africa. We’re still not definitely sure where or for how long we’ll go but it’s looking like it will be around six weeks and hopefully in Tanzania or Mozambique. Regardless though, it will be excellent. After that, in my dreams, I will go to France and either WOOF or au pair for the rest of the summer, until Scott’s wedding in Finland in August. However, by that point, I might be too exhausted to do anymore traveling. I do want to plan at least two weeks to recuperate in ABQ before I head off back to school (which I’m also pretty excited for).

Wow that’s quite a long paragraph. But it feels good to put my thoughts on paper and now you guys have some idea of what I’m thinking about (even though I will probably change my mind at least 10 more times before I come back☺).

Well until the next time,
Au revoir!
xo