This past weekend was the most beautiful time anyone could have ever asked for. Friday was spent with our friends, walking through parks with a sac of clementines taking about life, the universe, and everything while practicing our French- the divine weather let us peek into the near future of what life is like in the spring/summer, with warm weather, smiling faces (for once from the locals), children playing on the carousels, the cafés appear outside, and the sky is a brilliant blue laying on top of the old roofs of the city. Then Saturday was equally amazing- Sam and I had received two free tickets to go see the Château de Loire (the castles of the region). Early in the morning we boarded the big tourist bus with a handful of the other lucky students who were able to get tickets for this day trip. We were both exhausted but I stared out the window- wide eyed and agape at the sun rising over the French countryside. It was stunning as you'll see from the pictures.
Overall the three castles were stunning as well. Obviously they receive a lot of money from the tourists coming to see them because, in especially the second castle, they had displays of fresh flowers and bouquets in every bedroom and dining room; fresh arranges of colorful fruits and vegetables, dried herbs and flowers hanging in the ceiling by the arm full. Everything we saw was real- they were perfectly preserving each room so it seemed like it was still in use. There were roaring fires throughout the castles as well. It was a truly unique experience...
On another note- Yesterday I found out that I have been accepted into the University of Michigan!
The 18th best university in the entire world. Life is going fantastically for me right now ^_^
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