Friday July 1st, 2016
Wow, that sounds weird to say July. What a month this has
been and I can not believe it is over... My journey back to the States starts
now, as I make my way to Paris for the night then take a 7 AM flight to London
then Boston.
Yesterday, after a morning of final presentations, we set
off to the beach in Antibes for a day full of cheap wine, sunshine and
laughter. We had every intention of heading to Cannes for dinner, because Robson was craving this “duck
breast” meal he had at an authentic French cuisine. However, we were having too
much fun in Antibes, so Sierra found a cute little Italian restaurant in the
old part of the town. It was absolutely delicious.
Last night was the 18th birthday/anniversary of
the local club in Juan Les Pins, Le
Village. It was a blast, we danced so much my Fitbit told me we had already
walked 4 miles by the time it was 4 AM. At around 4:30 AM, we set off for the beach
to catch the sunrise and take in our last night all together in JLP. We swam
into the day pretty much, and at about 7 AM we finally decided to head home.
What a way to finish off an amazing time in the French Riviera, then to stay up
all night then swim with your new best friends.
At around noon today we woke up, as it was my last day to do
anything we wanted to make sure it wasn’t spent sleeping, because that’s just
no fun. So we hopped on a train back to Cannes to finally try the duck that Robson’s been talking about non-stop
since he had it (two weeks ago.) However, we got to Cannes at 2:!5 PM and as
most places here do, they stop serving lunch at 2 PM. So we settled for a place
across the street from it and enjoyed lamb and escargots… Well, I enjoyed my
lamb, the escargots not so much but “when in France,” you have to try them. Also, Robson found duck on the menu and it was
delicious, so I think that satisfied the craving. We shopped around a little
bit in Cannes before heading back to JLP to grab my bags and send me on my way.
What amazing friends I’ve made, they walked me all the way
to the bus stop and waited 30 minutes with me until my bus finally came. Truly
one of the hardest goodbyes, after spending 3 weeks straight 24/7 surrounded by
these wonderful people we had to go separate ways. Mike back to Mercer, Stevie,
Jose and Robson back to Ringling, and luckily I get Kaitlyn, Andrew and Hawk
coming back to UGA with me. We’re already planning our road trip down to
Ringling, in Sarasota, to see the crew.
After a bus ride to the Nice Airport, I am now waiting on my
flight to Paris for an over-the-night layover. I am so not ready to leave but
boy am I ready to get home, this is about to be a lot of traveling in a short
amount of time. In exactly 24 hours I will be at my family reunion for two
days. Thank God this month has taught me that I can in fact survive on
adrenaline alone.
Au Revoir Juan Les Pins et toutes vos aventures!
Xo for the last time,
Shan
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