Le Week-End

Salut tous!

Just a quick update, as not too much is going on... except for that the Sorbonne is still on strike. Which is good news for me since it means time off, especially since AUP is on spring break this week and next.

Last weekend I went home for a few days, it was a very short visit (considering where I am coming from) I arrived in SLC friday and left monday evening. But it was a nice quiet and relaxing weekend. On friday Jake, Kenzie, and Rachel were all home for a bit before Jake took off for Las Vegas, but Rachel and Kenz stayed for dinner. Lily unfortunately couldn't make it down for the weekend. But it was nice to see everyone else.

On saturday Tony, my mom, Rachel and I ran errands which included going to Costco... which ended up being a dangerous thing for me since everything is so mcuh cheaper here, but I got some great deals, and stocked up on dvd's. I got a new spring coat, The Dark Knight, Wall.E, and the first season of Burn Notice. We went to the Cotton Botom for dinner and a garilc burger has never tasted so good!

Sunday, my parents and I saw "Slumdog Millionaire." I knew absolutely nothing about the movie but was impressed by it. It really was a fabulous film and paints a fairly accurate picture of some of the social problems that India faces today, which is why my mom had a hard time watching the movie. I was also able to watch the Oscars that night, and to my very pleasant surprise "Slumdog Millionaire" won 8 awards! The show overall was very entertaining and I'm glad I was able to catch it while I was home.

Monday my mom and I grabbed a quick lunch at El Rancho Grande before heading of to the airport. I was able to sleep for about 4 hours on the plane, which is a lot for me. I watched two movies on the plane, on the way home I watched the third installment of "The Mummy," and on the way back I watched "The Dutchess." The Mummy was better that I thought it would be, but Rachel Weiss is a much better Evelyn than the person who played it, and its just not the same without her. "The Dutchess," was not at all what I expected, but still very good. It was more of a love story than I thought, and it didn't really have a happy ending, and not in a good way.

Thus far my attempts to recover from jet lag are going well, but I'm still exhausted. I leave for London next wednesday, so I probably won't update again until I return.

I hope everyone is well!
Ciao