Up and Running

Bonjour !

I know I promised many of you I'd keep a blog of my stay in France. So without further ado, here you are.

After galavanting around France (with stops in Paris, Lyon, and Cannes), I have finally arrived in Nice at my home for the next month, the Lycée Masséna. The lycée is like a boarding school, and the environs have the approximate appearance of a cross between Hogwartz and a pirate fortress from Pirates of the Caribbean. The city is beautiful, the beach is amazing, and the food is exquisite. I can't tell you how excited I am to be here.

And to think I'm being paid for this! After having to pay for everything on my internship in Lyon last summer (for details on last year's France experience, go to mikeinfrance.blog.com), I've decided the way to travel is for others to pay you to go where you want to go.

Some of the things in my job description this summer (all expenses paid):
-touring the old city of Nice
-going to the beach (of course!)
-a weekend excursion to Cannes (you know, where they have the film festival)
-visiting Aix-en-Provence
-a weekend in Monaco
-parasailing over the French Riviera
-a Harry Potter dress-up movie premiere
-the Nice Jazz Festival
-running on the beach
-lots of sports (volleyball, basketball, frisbee, soccer, etc.)
-scuba diving
-hosting a fashion show
-playing guitar on the beach
-putting on a rock concert
-shopping
-countless museum visits
-starting a book club
-exploring French cinema
-and much, much more!

I can't even make a list of all the cool stuff we're planning for the next month. We're doing so much I can't remember it all. I will keep you posted as further details become available.

I also intend to catch you up on where I've been so far. And now that I have consistent internet access, I should be able to keep you up to date.

This summer is looking to be a great one. With any luck, I'll find a way to get pictures online from my camera.

As for now... A bientôt !!!