So here I am sitting on the floor of my parent's living room staring at my excessively large suitcase. I tend to get overwhelmed packing large amounts of things and take frequent breaks anytime I'm moving or getting ready for big trips like I am today. My excuses for breaks include getting coffee, going to target, watching a movie and apparently creating a new blog.
Some of you have requested that I write about my experiences while I am a teaching assistant in Pont-Audemer for the next seven months. Last time I was abroad I had a blog and didn't update it regularly so I'd like to warn you now that this blog will not be well kept.
Some of you who are familiar with my old blog are probably wondering why I created a new one and why is it called Noix de Coco(coconut). One of the reasons is that during my time abroad in France, my comrade and I learned that my old blog name was also a nickname for a certain appendage. Oops. Now why coconut? I did think about naming my blog something clever like a quote about "imprudent movables" or a witty saying that I came up with but when I was eating my coconut yogurt one morning I thought "Noix de Coco" and nothing else would work for my blog name. If you know me well you know that coconut is one of my favorite smells, flavors and textures. Big whoop, right? Well, yes it is a mundane thing to name my blog but when I was in France last time I was really excited by how easy coconut things are to find and fell in love with coconut yogurt which wasn't available in the states at the time. A lot of people hate coconut, a lot of people love coconut but for some reason those little coconut yogurts were one trivial thing that made me feel like I belonged there.
This time leaving is extremely bittersweet for me. The past week I have been thinking about all the things I am going to miss; holidays, my big bro graduating college, my best friend planning her wedding, the best and the only real work family I've ever had, 34 teenage "nieces," and all the frivolous things in-between. Knowing that I am going to miss out on so much, its a little easier that I have things to look forward to, no matter how small they might be.
I do have a lovely German roommate to meet, two extremely helpful contacts/co-op teachers, a charming small city, old and new friends, traveling and whatever else comes my way which will probably include getting lost, a few tears and maybe even a over a grabby market patron(Leah you know what I'm talking about).
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