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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-11-29)
Meet the Natives
WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS SHIT
Terrible, terrible terrible. Seriously, it kind of makes me want to cry. Why did I study anthropology?
I think I officially fell in love with the island this weekend.
It is so beautiful and diverse. I went all the way around it in a bus in the past 48 hours. Just looking out the windows at the beautiful green mountains, the black sand beaches, the blue water, the mango and lychee trees, oh yeah, the lava and the steaming volcano.
How can so much be in such a small place? It’s only about the size of Connecticut. I feel overwhelmed by how much is here to explore. I can’t believe that it’s already been 2 months, and I only have 5 left. I also am planning excursions to Mauritius, Madagascar, and potentially Mayotte… and maybe South Africa, but I don’t know if I will have the time. Madagascar is a top priority, but it is so daunting… what with potential safety issues, expensive malaria pills, and the question of WHAT and WHERE to go…
Anyway.
Every day is sweaty and filled with waiting for buses, and walking and walking… but I wouldn’t have it any other way. It’s nice to live in a place where my hair has reached mullet lengths, my clothes are getting a bit worn out, but it doesn’t matter… and I don’t even care! I have better things to spend my money on here. Like jumping off of cliffs and climbing into mountains and general “profiting” (profiter: my favorite french verb). This place is amazing. Sometimes I think that 7 months is not enough time. To add to the amazingness, the other English assistants here are top-quality companions. Hooray, y’all.
And if any of you want to come and visit, I HIGHLY recommend it. You know, if you have a couple thousand dollars to spare. This place is paradise.
thanksgiving was yesterday chez nous (because there is no school on wednesday afternoons in France!)
