This morning I got up around 10.30 and got ready for the day before joining Veera for breakfast downstairs. I went on the computer and tried to repack and straighten up my bags a little, and then just after noon, we went into town to see off Annaline, the Sweedish girl from the 1ere ES class that hung out with Veera, Mafa, Brigitte, and Andrea. We got to the train station and all the foreigners exchanged gifts and hugged and we walked her to her train and then they hugged more and she cried, and people from her class were there and they cried too.. but none of the other foreigners cried. It hadnt sunk in for them yet. Afterwards, Marine, the foreigners, and I went to eat at a new italian place that was on the pedestrian road near the cathedral. it was good, but really expensive.. Then we went shopping a little. Veera and Mafa printed off pictures from the year for an album they made Pierre and Francoise. We got ice cream after that, and i had pistachio (of course). We sat out on the terrace for a long time then, just talking and trying to decide what to do. Veera had to go to the bathroom after about an hour, so Mafa, Veera, and I went into the Beffroi and we went up the stairs on the far left side before you go into the gift shop in the back (like Sabrina and I did 2 years ago). There isn;t a rope across that section, so we decided to play dumb if we got caught---which we did on the second foor! The guy asked us what we were doing, and we said we were looking for the toilettes, and he told us we had to use the ones on the main floor-the ones up here were just for workers. So then we went down and after peeing, we left and sat back on the terrace where we'd bought ice cream. Marine decided to leave, so we accompanied her all the way to her car over by Robespierre park. Then we went to the Furet du Nord quick before having Francoise pick up the remainder of us. We waited for her in front of Gambetta and danced and listened to Brigitte's ipod. At the house, we had a snack and then listened to more music. I went to my room and went online and they were next door in Mafa & Veera's room putting together the photo album and talking on skype. Thomas and Anne came over with the kids in the evening and they were followed by Claire and her kids and then Annick. Everyone had the apperatif together and Mafa and Veera gave their gift to Francoise and Pierre. It was awesome; there are over 200 pictures in it! We all talked for awhile, and then Claire and I went to go pick up Lisa and Vi from the train station at 8.30. We couldn't find them at first, but then we just kind of ran into them. They spent the night in Amsterdam, then went to Brussels and Lille today. Belgium!! not fair!! haha. Oh well, I'm sure I'll stop there one day when I revisit Arras. When we got back, Annick was almost done with supper, so we helped set the table and Claire left with the kids since they had school in the morning. Thomas and his family had already left. At supper, I had a good time talking and laughing with Veera and Mafa and Annick. hahaha. I'm sad Mafa is leaving tomorrow. I know i've only had about a week with her, but she is really a sweet girl and I've enjoyed getting to know her. We're going to make her more of Veera's cinnemon rolls to bring on the plane tomorrow, so I'm going to go help with that. Then I'm going to bed since it's already midnight!
a demain!
miranda
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