Consensus: ham and cheese is lame

For those of you who wake up every morning checking their computers to see what I have posted, you are in luck. Currently I have much to discuss and the time to tell it.

I'll start with the now. I'm rockin to the Kings of Leon, drinking a Desperado, eating un abricot caton (sans conservateur o colorant) in my FANTASTIC HOSTEL ROOM. I have a room for four, but I'm the only one here until Friday. Its huge!!! in a quiet location, the reception understands my franglish, nice hardwood, ample lighting, its very comfortable. Pictures when I get back to Cannes, I promise.

6:40 am
wake up before my alarm goes off
i distantly hear peacebone in my mind
i cant wait
but
the after effects of celebrating st. patricks day are preventing much efficiency in these early hours
scribble map of where hostel is in notebook before leaving my room
"I'll find it when I get there"
good thing i stole a rasperry tart from the cafeteria
sitting across from a skinny man who could not stop rubbing his nose and mustache

it was a long train ride.

"I could be productive currently, but I'm just enjoying th(my h key sticks. its annoying)e ride, dozing off, thinking, not speaking. I am going somewhere, which is exactly wat I want to do right now---- this could be a mistake because technically I should be in class-- maybe this will be the mistake I need. It's good to be away from Cannes, especially after seeing Paris - I want to see everwere. When I get back I will have 5 days of hard work and most importantly improvement before I go to the farm."

I brought some nuts and raisins with me for the train ride- it reminds me of Sasquatch.

NANTES
its like PORTLAND, but in FRANCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So I arrived in the city safely. I walked to the metro, soaking in the skyline over the river, green trees, skater kids, bikes everywhere- wait where am I???
The street signs here are on buildings and walls. Power and telephone lines are attached to buildings. no poles.

Then I got really lost. It was getting dark. I was walking around- my rusack became increasingly more heavy to lug around the city. It turned out this morning when I scribbled my map, well my homemade map was completely incorrect, and I found a differently building that looking like an abandoned apartment building with the same address as the hostel. After some dispair I walked in a circle to find a fancy building with a neon sign. oh there it is.

I have a million ideas of what I want to do these next two days before I see Animal Collective. Currently I'm just extremely happy to be in my safe big room with wifi listening to music.

LOVE from my new favorite city- am I allowed to change my mind so quickly?

Paris

only 16 €
for a beer?
no a bear.
it was purple.

All I want right now is a picture of me and the Eiffel Tower.

have to wait for the musée Pompidou, je mange un banane sucre.

Friday, not superstitious
2 Friday the 13'ths since I've been in France
Vic's Blue Shoes

NAPOLEAN

Patent Leather shoes
white kness socks
pleated skirt

Escaloters build anticipation
Edgar Dregas

Les Dindons 1887
made me cry
light from the sky a field with tukeys

La Bançoite
I want her dress

Diamond leaves
Nature Morte du roses et anémons

What if we just double backed just to see things oppisitely

Ok now for something that might make more sense:

Paris is my new favorite city of the WORLD. I haven't told Portland yet.

I have to go back, maybe not anytime soon, I'm pretty tired, but now I know at least.

THURSDAY: fly to Paris, bus tour, meet vic, dinner at iguana, Scarlette O'Hara, my new favorite drink, Mecanique Ordulatoire, 70s/80s Margaritas, CJ, other Americans, Teach Beer Pong, Old Habits Die Hard, Epic walk of greatness.

FRIDAY: Roll out of bed, Continental Breakfast, Pompidou Modern Art, Get confused, Orsay, understand, Louvre, enjoy the beauty, new black dress and killer heels, dinner stea tartar, Le Lido Cabaret show, out to many places, talking, dancing, don't sleep.

SATURDAY: Easy to wake up, continental breakfast, Opera Garnier, I wish I lived back then, meet ELIZABETH!!!!!!! familiar happiness. travel to restart, musical communication, oranges, crepes, walking past colum bastille, café, notre dame, chocolate millkshakes, meet another Jennifer, Italien Corridor, Fondue, Confusion and mistakes, Locked building, restlessness.

SUNDAY: You should leave, breakfast, boat tour, Eifel Tower, dont go up, calzones, dont be late, airport, mechanical failure, delayed, dinner back at Cannes.

These lists I wrote to get my memory going of the events and places and people. My mind is still stuck in the feeling of Paris, that I will not forget. I loved being a foreigner there, asking people for help, acting like an idiot, wandering on my own, mastering the metro, trying new food, needing coffee, experiencing ART EVERYWHERE. fun and action everywhere. If only I spoke French better.

Tomorrow I'm leaving for Nantes. A new journey awaits.

cell phone

I BOUGHT A CELL PHONE!

06.21.62.19.98

Mostly because I'm traveling many places outside of Cannes and the need to communicate with others has increased. I also have been generiously blessed with a finacial gift and therefore am able to breath and sleep much better at night.

I haven't had a cell phone since the middle of January. Having that power of telecommunication is fantastic. I feel much more at easy and safer.

Money shouldn't be a reason not to do something.

I leave to Paris in the morning. I should sleep now, more to come.

Thanks to those who understand.

Love, Jennifer

Je marche

Aujourd'hui est important

Je vais á ma classe français le matin. Après déjeuner Je suis inquiet. Je parle avec mon amie fantastique et je comprends que les gens sont le plus important dans la vie. Il est nécessaire pour les amis de nous aider mutuellement. Après je joli sourire, je me sens mieux.

Dans après-midi, je marche au bord de la mer. Je marche á La Palais des Festival . La Palais a un événement avec beaucoup de sécurité. Je marche á vers le centre de la ville. Maintenant Je vois ensiegnes des La Festival partout: les murales, les statues, les plaques de rue, des cafés spéciaux, des souvenirs, et d'autres memorablia. Je regarde la ville et de penser comme un optimiste. Je suis content á Cannes. J'ai attendu d'être ici. Maintenant, je suis ici.

And yes, it was also rainy today.

Because music is sometimes a better communicator than words, here is the playlist i mentally willed my ipod to play on shuffle while I was on my walk.

• Do You Realize?, The Flaming Lips
• Les jeunes pousses, Francoiz Breut
• Heads Will Roll, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
• Instead, Ola Podrida
• Fireworks, Animal Collective
• Till I Get My Way, The Black Keys
• Yoshimi battles the Pink Robots Pt. 1, The Flaming Lips
• Around the World, Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Maps, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
• Jigsaw Falling Into Place, Radiohead

Spring Break

L'Herberie du Saleve
Françoise BEYTRISON Department: Haute-Savoie
807, route du Saleve
74560
Monnetier-Mornex

Travel: Peut aller chercher à la gare d'Annemasse (3 Km)
Description:
We grow organically 40 different kinds of herbs in our 3000 m2 garden. Our house is located in Mornex, a small village close to Geneva and Annemasse. Our herbs are dried to make teas and herbs for cooking. We also grow vegetables for our family. If you want to learn a lot about herbal teas, if you are green fingered, then come and join us. French and English spoken. Nous cultivons environs 40 espèces de plantes aromatiques et médicinales biologiques dans notre jardin de 3000 m2. Notre exploitation se trouve dans le petit village de Mornex, avec une très velle vue sur les Alpes, à 5 km de Genève et 3 km d'Annemasse. Nos plantes sont séchées sur place pour être tranformées en tisanes et plantes aromatiques pour la cuisine. La récolte est faite à la main. Nous avons aussi un potager familial. Si vous voulez tout savoir sur la menthe, la camomille, la verveine et bien d'autres encore, si vous aimez le jardinage, venez nous rejoindre ! Français et anglais parlés.

I'm going to work on this farm during spring break. We work from 8:30-12:30 eat lunch and then we can do whatever we want to- like rock Geneva or climb mountains. The owners are welcoming and eager to have us. I still have four weeks to wait and prepare. And before then im going to Paris and to Nantes. In more recent news I have a test tomorrow, it's our first one. I have to do well, I will, I've been crazy studying, today at least. :)

About learning French.
French is fun
French is fantastic
or whatever other F
you prefer
Learning French
Just accept it
Just like aliens.....

I'm from Portland, not Poland.

Art uses a pattern or code to show change, when the eye finds a new focus.

This week I made a perfume at the perfume capital of the world in Grasse. I call it le fluere jaune. I also went to the Picasso Museum in Antibes.

Pay Hommage.

Ne t'inquiéte pas

The Clock in the Church

I have been meaning to write about this ever since I returned back to Cannes. Last weekend I traveled to Florence. It was an exhausting trip, full of good food, walking, being lost and confused, dancing, long bus rides, and lots of historical discovery.
One part of the trip, that hasn't left my mind since I saw it, was visiting The Duomo of Florence. Basically it's the really big church that the city was built around. The outside of the church is quite extravagent, but upon entering the large space is mostly plain and simple. The altar in the front of the church is special and has more statues and colors, overhead there is a large fresco depicting judgement day. Although not aimed for a comical effect, I thought the skeletons were funny.

This cathedral seemed like most cathedrals I have seen, large and awesome, but in the back of the church is a clock. Built in 1443, it still works to this day. There are 24 roman numberals, sunset is maked by 24, the four is iiii not iv, and it moves counterclockwise.

At first I just thought this clock was cool because it stood out against the plainness of the interior of the church, and is an historical wonder. But of corse, I thought more. It seemed funny to me to have a clock, a measure of time, in a church, a place of worship. But not as funny considered that the Duomo was not just a place of worship but a symbol of power. Does time matter when making the effort to be with God in a designated place on Earth? Regardless of that answer the clock shows how much power the Catholic church had. The Church was able to plan, design, and construct this time peice, and designated it as law. It was decided how the time should be measured- with 24 roman numerals, and that it was important to have this information available in the inside of the the church, and was constructed with the intentions of lasting longterm- of which it was a success in doing.

When I was gazing upon the clock, I thought about time in my own life. I have been in Cannes for 3 weeks- 3 very memorable week that I will work to relive in my mind forever. I also feel that no time has passed at all, which makes me think how fast June is going to come. This adds to my urgency of living every moment as much as possible. Taking this mindset with me, I definitely rocked Florence, and I know I will be talking about my experiences here for quite some time to come.

Il est important de dire l'évident.

quick before i go to class

at night
I tried to climb
an orange tRee
I only found
the leaves I
could not reach
the orange
the group walked
and my boots slammed
against the
sidewalk to
catch up