3 posts tagged “croatia”

I got home yesterday, from a wonderful 11 days in Croatia. Or actually, a shitty 3 days and wonderful 8. The first few days it rained, and since this was a beach holiday I was not a happy camper. There isn't a lot to do in Dubrovnik when it rains. But once the skies cleared I headed to the beach, and am now tanned and happy.

I have just over 2 weeks left in Paris before flying back to New York, but that hasn't really hit me yet. I know the time is going to fly by, and it'll be hard to leave. I hope I'm able to see all of the people I want to see one last time, and that all my crap fits into my suitcases.

I'll post about Croatia eventually, although Italy is still waiting. In the meantime, here's the view from Massimo's, my favorite bar in Korcula:

Apparently last night wasn't a total bust, as Anna and I ended up on the European equivalent of Last Night's Party, Till Late. Check out the hotness that is us here.

Don't you love the expression on my face? I'm all, "yes, I know I'm completely not dressed for clubbing. Thanks for advertising it to the world. Moving on."

I'm leaving in a few hours for Croatia. I fly into Dubrovnik and out of Split, and plan on island hopping my way from one city to another. Wish me luck and hot men!

I was going to write this post last night, after a nice dinner with my cousins. Instead, I let Anna convince me to go to a club with her and some of her students, which turned out to be a very bad idea. I had mildly twisted my ankle in the evening, but didn't think it was a big deal. After two hours of standing and dancing, I was in pain and had to take a cab home. I woke up this morning, having slept with it propped up on a pillow all night, and realized that I'm fucked. I leave in under 20 hours for Croatia, and I can barely walk. I tried calling the two osteopaths I know here, but neither is answering their phone since it's a national holiday. Fuck fuck fuck. I also have no way to ice it, since my freezer is completely frosted over and I can't fit my ice tray in. I tried scraping off some freezer burn into a plastic baggy but it melts too quickly. Fuck.

Assuming that I'll be able to pack and get myself to the airport AND to my hostel, I'll probably spend the first two days in Dubrovnik recovering from all the strain. And I wanted to go hiking! and climbing over rocks on the beaches! and nude snorkeling! Fuck.

In other, less depressing, news, I have learned to knit. I was going to take a picture of my creation and post it, but it's all the way over there and I can't stand. So just trust me, Lee Ann is a very good teacher. So far I've only learned how to cast on and the knit stitch, but purl is coming and then I will be a knitting machine. Pics TK.

Last week's Parisist goodbye party was a big success, despite the unbelievably bad service at the bar. My favorite line, after we'd waited about 45 minutes to order more drinks, was when the waitress said, "What I don't understand is why you didn't order everything at once." Um. It's a second round. We ordered some drinks, and we finished them, and now we want more. So French.

Here's Michael giving me his sexy face, while Meg giggles at her incredibly long list of dirty French words:

And Anna and Rion, both with bizarrely wide-open mouths: Anna's parents were visiting this weekend, and the four of us went to Giverny on Friday. Yes, I've already been there, but I thought it would be nice to see the gardens 7 months later. The flowers were all completely different, obviously, and it was beautiful, but way too crowded. I would definitely recommend going back in September or October, since it's lovely and nowhere near as crowded. Here's Giverny in April:
Allen left Paris yesterday, so Sunday night Anna, Allen, Daniel and I went out for a last fling together, for cheap Indian food. And then yesterday was my last day teaching at school. I had only two classes, and one of those was a party. Leaving school was a bit anticlimactic, since none of the teachers I work with were around and no one really said goodbye. I just turned in my keys, cleaned out my cubby, and left. Meh.

I took a picture of the entrance:

And here are my two favorite classes, TES2 and 1ES2:
There's a few kids that I would definitely like to stay in touch with: Lea and Cecile, Clemence and Justine, Leslie and Elie, Marion and Esther, etc. I gave them all my email address, and some of them are going to be in New York this summer, so I really hope I hear from them.

Assuming I can leave tomorrow, which I think I will (it's just pain, right?), I'll be spending the next 11 days on the Dalmatian Coast of Croatia. Beaches, seafood, hiking, and lots of lolling. I love lolling.