What happened to April!?

 Here I was, merrily (or unmerrily) passing my time in France and then BOOM! It's mid-May. I have less than two months left! How the heck did that happen?

So suddenly it's time to start thinking about all the things that I want to do before I have to go home, all the people that I want to hang out with, and all this while preparing for the BIG BAD BAC. (Okay, I don't really have to prepare for it since it doesn't matter if I flunk it, but the nervous energy in the class is contagious!)

Here are the things that I want to do before I go:

1. Learn how to make crèpes

-Every time that my host brother comes home from the fac, we eat crêpes the first night. Crêpes with Nutella, crêpes with powdered sugar, crêpes with Boursin, crêpes with Comté... I can't come home without knowing how to make them! I need to spread this delicious tradition!

2. Write a song in French

-Even when you can speak a language comfortably, it's still REALLY HARD to write poetry. You have to look up those poetic words that no one uses on a daily basis but that are used all the time in verse. I have decided that this will be my last self-imposed linguistic challenge...

3. Start reading the news

Despite being here for nearly nine months, I still haven't figured out the political system. I used to glance at the home page (http://www.lemonde.fr/) every time that I went online, and I wondered why it was always talking about Holland. We're in France! Since then I have learned that François Hollande is the president of France, and that he's the second président de gauche of the French Fifth Republic. But that's just skimming the surface! Before I go, I want to have a better idea about the French government.

4. Start watching T.V.

Like the last resolution, this one is about soaking up the most culture I can before leaving. You'd be surprised how much you can learn about a country just from watching its commercials! In France, there are more commercials selling perfume and milk products- naturally. And slogans and jingles are great for learning words and puns!

http://www.culturepub.fr/spots?filter=rates_average&country_id=1

5. Treat myself

Every time I pass a pâtisserie in Besançon, I think to myself : "That looks incredibly delicious and sugary. I should probably not eat it." But you know what? There is really no point in just looking at pastries. You HAVE to eat them. So I have decided that I'll just have to eat them.