Tu me manques!

I got a little bit of Watertown this weekend. I went to visit my friend, Pauline Wallard, who lives in Lille (Northern France near Belgium border). She was an exchange student in Watertown for a year during my Junior year of High School. We were good friends during here year there and have seen each other a few times since.
It was very strange to feel like I was back at home. We watched Friends, ate Dominoes, and even cracked open her WHS yearbook. We gossiped about old friends and had a really nice time. Every so often I would forget that I was in France.
We managed to accomplish and fit in many things during this weekend. We went to a museum, went ice skating, went bowling, saw a movie, and had lunch at a restaurant in town. Luckily thanks to our "cultural reimbursement program" (we do cultural activities and they reimburse us later in the month), we won't have to pay for much of it.
Although it was a really good weekend, I enjoyed returning home. My host mom had been skiing in the Alps for the past week. This was her week of vacation so she and her two kids decided to go skiing. It was fun to catch up and see her after a week. What was even nicer was to realize, once I got home, that I had missed her. I mean I have been here for over 6 weeks, it makes sense that I would have missed her it just struck me when I realized it.
For spring break I am going to Italy. Starting this friday (!!!) I am going to Venice for two nights, Florence for two nights, and Rome for three. I am going with my two friends Jordan and Ethan. We are going to stay in hostels and travel by train. I am really excited, can't wait!