The last week

My days seem to be a mix of fast and slow lately- either rapid-fire minutes or lengthy moments that drag; all in all quite disconcerting- I woke up this morning to the realisation that I've already said goodbye to 5 people and I've had my last day of work.

Easter last weekend was lovely. Went to church with Susan and Rose and then had a rather fancy lunch of caille aux raisins (some kind of bird... im not entirely sure) cooked by my lovely boyfriend. Monday was a holiday so all of us went to Chambord for a picnic. Absolutely perfect sunny day- we ate strawberries and played frisbee and got sunburnt, and I made the all important 'first-daisy-chain-of-the-summer'. Tuesday night had a goodbye dinner with Teresa and the English profs at lycée- they gave us both a parting gift of a scarf and a card signed by all the teachers... :)

Had my last BTS class the next day- (I love these boys)- they're older than me, some of them, and such lads- I always feel a bit like Wendy with the lost boys when in class with them! My last classes at collège were great- I took in some proper British fare- marmite sandwiches, shortbread and scones with cream and jam, for the kids to try. As usual marmite provoked the strongest reactions, with the scones being the clear winner in the enjoyment stakes. In the evening went to Anne-Marie's house for drinks with the collège teachers, which was nice and relaxed, and Natacha gave me a really nice book on the Loire as a leaving present.

My last ever class, at lycée, involved eating cake and not much else (though the marmite also made an appearance). Said goodbye to Anna, handed in my keys with Susan, and that was that. Went back, tidied the house a bit, and went out in the evening to 80s night at le Singe Vert with the others. Now it's saturday morning and I've already said my goodbyes to Kirsten, Rose, Miriam, Steve and Mehdi. I don't think the sadness has caught up with me yet. I expect it'll hit me when I get back to Blois next week and find a big gap where people have been. As for this weekend- off to Nantes with Nico, then to Mont-St-Michel and La Rochelle. So it''s not the end just yet.