What a week! Yesterday was the first time this semester that I sat myself down and did some serious academic stuff. I wrote a dissertation on a book for one of my classes at the fac, and it turned out… so-so. The language and writing themselves weren’t bad, but the organization could definitely have been better! It is probably because I waited until the last minute to do it. Good job, Stephanie.
That being said, it was the paper I was worrying the most about. The rest of my assignments should be fairly easy in comparison, which is good because frankly I am getting kind of tired (not of school, just tired in general). I think I am ready to come home to the states and not worry about weird cultural things, not worry about how much I’m gonna miss people, not worry about that stuff.
I know I didn’t necessarily elaborate on the trip to Normandy, but it made me really proud to be American. Yes, we do dumb stuff sometimes, we are very commercial, and sometimes we are kind of strange, but no one is perfect, and I happen to find America an odd mix of charming and noble. So overall I am glad to have been born into the culture I was born into, even though I am also glad to have the chances I have had to experience other cultures.
As for what I’ve been up to, I went to Ikea for the first time last Friday! It was great; I love looking at furniture and stuff, and I seriously enjoyed it. I may be going back this Friday, just to make myself feel bad for not having an apartment to buy furniture for (or money to buy it with 
). I also saw a movie (a romantic comedy called “l’Arnacoeur,” about someone who breaks up couples for a living) with some friends; and on Saturday, the weather was surprisingly pleasant, so a friend and I picnicked on Ile de Versailles. It was extremely nice! I also was able to teach a lot of fun games to some of my friends (at English Club, we played mafia, assassin, some game about a hot air balloon, and some other stuff. It was really fun)!
This weekend is Easter (duh), and I might be able to do something with my host family for Easter Monday, which apparently is more of a thing in France than it is in the states. I am also hoping to be able to dye eggs somehow. Again, I miss the extravagance of American holidays. Make sure to celebrate extra-hard for me! I am counting on you.
