Ok sooooo it has been a very long time since I last posted... Fail on my part but also I haven't had as much time because I've actually had things to do! The beginning of June was the Armada in Rouen which only happens every 5 years. I went to see the really cool boats all week and every night I went to see the fireworks :) Then I had a few concerts and rehearsals to finish out the year as well as several interviews.
June passes so fast I barely had time to breathe. At the end of the month one of my best friends, Caroline, came to visit. She has a cousin who sings for the Lord of the Rings concerts so we were able to spend time with her and go see the concert which was awesome! I also was able to spend extra time in Paris to go to a couple of interviews.
I was also working on moving out of my apartment in Rouen so that I could save some money and try to prepare for the possibility of needing to move back to the US. I didn't necessarily want to leave my roommates, but I'm also reaching a point in my life where I'm ready to try living on my own. I also realised how much stuff I've accumulated while living in France... I actually need to do some sorting and clearing out of my things sometime soon. But there's time for that :)
July started with a bang as I was working for an English language camp at the High School where I worked. It was so much work but a ton of fun! However combined with my friends visit and a second interview, it was tiring. However, it was all well worth it. I was working with awesome people while interviewing for a good job in Paris and I had Caroline there to encourage me and help me focus on happier things.
Saturday was also busy because I had to leave the apartment where I was living at the high school. Then we went to a weekend gathering in lower Normandy close to a town called Vire. It was so much fun and while I didn't sleep much, it was surprisingly relaxing :).
Then after another night with little sleep, I headed to Paris for the day yesterday to say goodbye to Caroline who left just this morning. However it turned out to be a very good day because I also found out that after many months of searching I finally got a job!!!!!!!!! I'll be working for a telecom company who has a billing and management software doing tech support and client relations as well as some translations. There is even the possibility that I get to start working with the training processes in the coming years should I choose to stay. Its a permanent contract called a CDI in French which means that after my integration I have a long term job. Now I'm looking for apartments in Paris and hoping that I find one soon so I can travel a bit before starting my job in mid August.
More to come soon and hopefully sooner than this last time ;)
