falling in love.

hello!

i know i haven't been here very much this week.

but it doesn't mean i haven't been thinking about it!

so many things to write about

the week just kind of got away from me.

yesterday i strolled along the streets of Lyon

one of my favorite French cities

(besides Paris, obbbbviously)

visited with a friend from college

talked about languages yet to learn

cities yet to visit

today i got some exciting news

looks like i'll be moving back across the atlantic

come next fall

try my french alongside les quebecois

see if they can understand my "France French" and vice versa

very exciting!

in other news, 

i am absolutely falling in love

with spring

which has decided to come and stay for awhile

the smell of the air in the evening

the sun shining through the windows in the morning

stars speckled above my head

riding my bike home in a light sweater

beaune is vivant again

the first time i ever came to france,

i was 17

i'll never forget driving through the countryside

in a van full of rowdy americans

and a french teacher trop content

to be back in la france

windows rolled down, driving next to sunflowers

arching to gaze at the sun 

listening to a guitar strumming calmly,

watching the rain move across a valley

the noise, a whisper at first and then a roar

completely content

that was

the first time i fell in love with france

but every spring, the wave of nostalgia that comes with the budding flowers

and warm breeze

is so strong.

it's like i'm falling in love with the season

the atmosphere

the culture

all over again

and i'm loving every second

is there something you fall in love with every year?

as strong each time as it was before?

a+

alli

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