Friday, October 24, 2008
Thursday, October 23, 2008
chess/checkers in geneva and some hiking pics
there's a park in Geneva with HUGE chess/checkers pieces!
cool doors (about 15-20ft high), and me in some courtyard
Don't they look like movie streets?
This is an old theatre... very awesome chandeliers inside.
A castle/church
Hahaha, I was not expecting this... everyone knows South Park!
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
my updating abilities (or lack thereof)
ok, so i suck at updating... but in my defense i loaded about 30 new pictures on my computer a couple of nights ago. the problem is i haven't figured out a FAST way to put 'em up on here.
tonight was my babysitting night for catherine and emmanuel (i have one every 2 weeks). it actually went pretty well. 4 kids, fed, scrubbed, tubbed, and put off to bed. we actually had fun too. we went to the park after i picked them up from school and had a snack, we came home and did homework/played some games at the playground, ate pizza for dinner, made crepes for dessert, took baths, watched The Goonies, and then went to sleep. myriam was a bit difficult though (she'd much rather sleep in your arms than in her crib or her bed) but it was a success. everyone tells me how much patience i have and how tough it must be to have 4 kids to feed and look after and wash and get ready for bed and all, but i really had a good time. it really doesn't seem like work to me at all. now sitting in a damn lecture hall hearing a professor repeat himself explaining a topic that i didn't even want to hear about the first time while pretending like i'm really interested... now THAT is work. yeah, i don't even miss school a little. not even this much --><--
anyways, next week i'm taking the kids to Grenoble and we're going to stay with catherine's parents for a week (just me and the kids). i'm pretty excited... i just hope i can come up with enough French to keep myself afloat with them (granddad and mamooska don't speak much english)! the following week catherine and emmanuel are coming to pick us up and take us on vacation to the south of france in port camargue. i think there's going to be 2 apts and i don't have to work that week at all! it's gonna be awesome! and, almost immediately when we come back from port camargue, i'm leaving with 4 my friends to amsterdam. so, i REALLY need to figure out how to upload a lot of pictures at once because i have the feeling i'm going to have a lot.
alright, i know it's only 6:30pm EST for you guys, but it's 12:30am here and i have to get ready for bed and then be up by 8 tomorrow. haha, i think it's tougher to put myself to bed than anyone else. thursday afternoon i will upload the pictures i already have on my computer, no matter how long it takes, you have my word! they should be up by 10am your time at the latest. love, alisha
tonight was my babysitting night for catherine and emmanuel (i have one every 2 weeks). it actually went pretty well. 4 kids, fed, scrubbed, tubbed, and put off to bed. we actually had fun too. we went to the park after i picked them up from school and had a snack, we came home and did homework/played some games at the playground, ate pizza for dinner, made crepes for dessert, took baths, watched The Goonies, and then went to sleep. myriam was a bit difficult though (she'd much rather sleep in your arms than in her crib or her bed) but it was a success. everyone tells me how much patience i have and how tough it must be to have 4 kids to feed and look after and wash and get ready for bed and all, but i really had a good time. it really doesn't seem like work to me at all. now sitting in a damn lecture hall hearing a professor repeat himself explaining a topic that i didn't even want to hear about the first time while pretending like i'm really interested... now THAT is work. yeah, i don't even miss school a little. not even this much --><--
anyways, next week i'm taking the kids to Grenoble and we're going to stay with catherine's parents for a week (just me and the kids). i'm pretty excited... i just hope i can come up with enough French to keep myself afloat with them (granddad and mamooska don't speak much english)! the following week catherine and emmanuel are coming to pick us up and take us on vacation to the south of france in port camargue. i think there's going to be 2 apts and i don't have to work that week at all! it's gonna be awesome! and, almost immediately when we come back from port camargue, i'm leaving with 4 my friends to amsterdam. so, i REALLY need to figure out how to upload a lot of pictures at once because i have the feeling i'm going to have a lot.
alright, i know it's only 6:30pm EST for you guys, but it's 12:30am here and i have to get ready for bed and then be up by 8 tomorrow. haha, i think it's tougher to put myself to bed than anyone else. thursday afternoon i will upload the pictures i already have on my computer, no matter how long it takes, you have my word! they should be up by 10am your time at the latest. love, alisha
Thursday, October 9, 2008
first pictures
These are pictures of
1)Hannah and I before we left for Geneva last weekend
2, 3 & 4) the view from the window of my room in the house (where i am now)
5) the house key (it's not like any i'd seen before so i figured i post it... lol but perhaps it's not as interesting to the rest of you)
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Pictures
These pictures take FOREVER to upload and I have to wake Miriam up from her nap and walk to school to get Laetitia... I will try and figure out an easier way and post more later on tonight!
Oh yeah, and sorry you guys are going to have to read from the bottom up for now! But, from now on it will be easier because my newest posting will be right at the top :)
Oh yeah, and sorry you guys are going to have to read from the bottom up for now! But, from now on it will be easier because my newest posting will be right at the top :)
My last picture before I left!
Me at a gas station outside of Chicago... last American picture I have for now!This time it's for real
On Sunday, I went hiking with Emmanuel, JB, and Cyril. We hiked the Jura mountains and ate the lunch we packed at the top. It was so incredibly beautiful! The sky was so clear you could see Mount Blanc and the Alps on the other side. It was so warm out when we started hiking, but there was snow near the top of the mountains (even though it didn't feel that cold out)! We also saw cows! I guess they go into the mountains for the summer and then around this time they start to come back to their farms (sometimes they come back on their own, and other times the farmers have to go up and then herd them back down). It was cool. I didn't even know cows did that. I guess I always figured they were more "prairie type animals." Shows how much I know about cows...
Anyhow, I bet you'd love to see pictures from it, right? Haha, me too actually... I forgot to bring my camera! Be patient with me though 'cause I'm still brand new at this digital camera/posting thing. However, I will get better. I promise I will go hiking this weekend and take pictures for everyone to see!
You aren't completely shut out on the whole picture deal though... I did take some over the last 3 days :)
Tomorrow I will take pictures of my studio!
Anyhow, I bet you'd love to see pictures from it, right? Haha, me too actually... I forgot to bring my camera! Be patient with me though 'cause I'm still brand new at this digital camera/posting thing. However, I will get better. I promise I will go hiking this weekend and take pictures for everyone to see!
You aren't completely shut out on the whole picture deal though... I did take some over the last 3 days :)
Tomorrow I will take pictures of my studio!
Sunday, October 5, 2008
My Arrival
Hello from Thoiry, France! I know I should've started this blog sooner, but I will try and catch you up!
23 September:
My parents and I drove down to the Chicago airport, and I caught my plane to London. The flight was awesome, AND I had a window seat :) The plane was so nice. Everyone had their own tv screen in front of them with their own headphones of course. There were about 100 movies, and 100 cds to choose from, but I mostly looked at the digital map (it shows you the exact route you're taking, what you're flying over, stats, etc). I watched the USA disappear, saw ocean, ocean, and more ocean. Then, I slept a little bit, woke up to more ocean, then saw Ireland, and finally landed in the UK.
Oh, and the food was good too... it's not true what everyone says about airplane food being bad. I actually liked it! For dinner, I ate the chicken with gravy, potatoes, stuffing, peas and carrots. We also got a salad, bread, a little bottle of wine, a little candybar, and cheesecake. I think they fed us a total of 4 different times (2 meals and 2 snacks) from Chicago to London! I wasn't expecting them to feed us so much... it only took 8 hours (and it was overnight)!
24 September:
I arrived in London hoping to get out and see something (anything really), but unfortuneately there's not much to see around the Heathrow airport. Even though they consider it a London airport, it's really much further outside the city. Saying it's on the outskirts is even pushing it. Everyone told me Terminal 5 was the most exciting thing around. (It's a new airport and that's the new wing they built onto it, actually the one in which my plane landed, haha.) This was probably a good thing though because I got some sleep in the airport (I only slept about 2 hours total on the plane).
The plane ride from London to Geneva was not as exciting food/entertainment wise, but I did have a window seat again, so that was good. There was so much more to see!
That night, Emmanuel (the father) came with the two boys Jean Baptiste who is 11, and Cyril who is 9 to pick me up. Even though the airport is in Switzerland, we only live about 15 mins away from it.
25 September - Now:
Haha, I'm taking a short cut. I can't write every single day out like that... I've been here almost 2 weeks! I'll just put in the highlights, and from now on I will try and update more often.
***Fete de Thoiry - This was basically one big festival/carnival/dance/concert type thing. It was so much fun! On the first night, there was a huge band that led us through the town and we got to walk with torches! Actual torches (not just candles!) I thought that was pretty sweet...
After the march, we went on the rides!
Okay, that's plenty for tonight! I will fill you in on more later!
23 September:
My parents and I drove down to the Chicago airport, and I caught my plane to London. The flight was awesome, AND I had a window seat :) The plane was so nice. Everyone had their own tv screen in front of them with their own headphones of course. There were about 100 movies, and 100 cds to choose from, but I mostly looked at the digital map (it shows you the exact route you're taking, what you're flying over, stats, etc). I watched the USA disappear, saw ocean, ocean, and more ocean. Then, I slept a little bit, woke up to more ocean, then saw Ireland, and finally landed in the UK.
Oh, and the food was good too... it's not true what everyone says about airplane food being bad. I actually liked it! For dinner, I ate the chicken with gravy, potatoes, stuffing, peas and carrots. We also got a salad, bread, a little bottle of wine, a little candybar, and cheesecake. I think they fed us a total of 4 different times (2 meals and 2 snacks) from Chicago to London! I wasn't expecting them to feed us so much... it only took 8 hours (and it was overnight)!
24 September:
I arrived in London hoping to get out and see something (anything really), but unfortuneately there's not much to see around the Heathrow airport. Even though they consider it a London airport, it's really much further outside the city. Saying it's on the outskirts is even pushing it. Everyone told me Terminal 5 was the most exciting thing around. (It's a new airport and that's the new wing they built onto it, actually the one in which my plane landed, haha.) This was probably a good thing though because I got some sleep in the airport (I only slept about 2 hours total on the plane).
The plane ride from London to Geneva was not as exciting food/entertainment wise, but I did have a window seat again, so that was good. There was so much more to see!
That night, Emmanuel (the father) came with the two boys Jean Baptiste who is 11, and Cyril who is 9 to pick me up. Even though the airport is in Switzerland, we only live about 15 mins away from it.
25 September - Now:
Haha, I'm taking a short cut. I can't write every single day out like that... I've been here almost 2 weeks! I'll just put in the highlights, and from now on I will try and update more often.
***Fete de Thoiry - This was basically one big festival/carnival/dance/concert type thing. It was so much fun! On the first night, there was a huge band that led us through the town and we got to walk with torches! Actual torches (not just candles!) I thought that was pretty sweet...
After the march, we went on the rides!
Okay, that's plenty for tonight! I will fill you in on more later!
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