That's all folks!

Well, I have just finished my last day of classes. It is so hard for me to believe it! It definitely does not seem like I have been teaching these kids for the last 9 months! It seems like just yesterday I was trying to learn all their names.

Overall it has been a really great experience, and I have enjoyed teaching. Of course there are always some kids who always make it difficult, but for the most part I have had some really good ones. Although if I decide to continue teaching I think I would like to work with older kids. I could go without all the tattling, “He is looking at me…he said a bad word…he farted.” I am not sure how much better it would be with high school kids, but it is really bad with the 8-11 year olds

I am very excited about my next month of travels, so right now I am not too sad about leavinng. In a couple weeks though I am sure I will be missing the kids.

The next two days Sarah and I are going to Eurockéennes, which is the three-day concert in Belfort. Today I already saw a lot of people with backpacks, sleeping bags and tents heading out to the venue. There is quite a large selection of music. Tomorrow there is Amy Winehouse, Wu-tang Clan (apparently they are still together) and even Marilyn Manson. Among many other bands I don’t know from all over the world. On Saturday the Hives, Queens of the Stone Age, and the Editors are the big bands.

Then I leave at 4:45 am on Monday morning to go and meet my family in Paris. I haven’t seen them since the beginning of January, so it will be nice to see them. I am also excited to show them where I have been living since September. We are spending a few days in Paris then renting an RV, and going to Belgium, Luxemburg, Germany and Switzerland. (At least as much as we can do in a week.) Then we will pass through Belfort on the way back to Paris.

After my family leaves on July 12 I am then going to England for two weeks to visit Sarah. She is going to show me all the sights in London and Oxford. Then I will be flying back to the United States on July 27.

It will be another busy month, but I think it is a great way to end my time in Europe!