Vacanza cont.
After Riva we headed to France. It took over 30 hours to get to our destination which included sleeping in a train station. It was nice having so many of us there so we could rotate sleeping, even though Eric pretty much stayed up the whole time while all of us slept. When we finally got to Avignon we were all super tired. The plan was to rent bikes. But we took a bus instead to the small town we were staying in, Carpentras, and figured we could rent bikes there….WRONG. Renting bikes was a huge ordeal and Carpentras was very difficult because no one there spoke english and none of us spoke french. I ran into a man from napoli and was relieved to speak Italian. Carpentras was SUPER WEIRD. There was no where to eat and nothing to do. After the bikes didnts work out we dicided it was time for the beach, so we got on a train for Marsielle!!! We had a lot of fun here. Spent a day on the beach, walked around a lot and relaxed.
I had a great time traveling with Eric and Logan, they have a very relaxed travel style which I appreciate. I was technically helping out with the twins. It was great to see them. Especially knowing that I wont see them for a while because they are moving to New Mexico right now. The twins made traveling pretty interesting. Yes they are good babies, but even good babies cry! In Italy I felt a lot more comfortable with the twins because there were a lot more smiling faces. In France more people ignored them.
It was really hard for me to be in France, and not knowing the language. I always felt out of place, and never knew what was going on, even when simply ordering food. It made me realize how much Italian I do know, even if it isnt grammatically correct I can say things and people understand me, even if they make a funny face. I think I will label myself fluent when I can speak Italian without people making funny faces when I talk!
In France I saw tons of really nice dogs. Pure breeds that were perfectly groomed. France also seemed much more diverse, but it may be because I went during tourist season, and that it is southern france. France does have great food, there is no joke about that. I ate very fine there, even the sandwiches had special sauces which made a normal lunch taste better than expected.
I got back to Florence in about a days worth of traveling. I left at 9 in the morning and got back at 10:30. It was pretty boring. When I got back my house was a mess!!! It was super depressing. I was so relieved to be back at my home, but couldnt even use the bathroom because it was soo grosss. My Italian roommate has been on vacation since July. And my other roommate, I have no idea when she left. But there was mold growing on things, spiders and bugs places because there were crumbs in the kitchen, and rotting things in the refrigerator. I have spent all day cleaning, and right now am taking a break from it. I finally have the kitchen and bathroom done, and only have my room and hers left to clean. My room is basically unpacking and sweeping so hopefully I am nearing the end!
I also have to find another roommate to live here before Septembers rent! I am not going to stress out about it, but I am not looking forward to it. It seems like something are never different. It is always hard to find roommates, and good ones at that no matter what country you are in.
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