Moving/ Le "Big Chill"

So the assistantship is over... my last day of work was the 14th of April and I'm here until June 29th... so with all this free time on my hands and no real plans to travel until June, what's a girl to do???

Chill out on the beach, of course, hence the title of this blog posting! In the span of a few weeks, Nice has become a summer paradise and many a day has been spent lounging on its rocky beaches as the turquoise waves of Mediterranean kiss the shore. The weather has been consistently in the mid-20's (degrees celcius) and the sun has repeatedly greeted us with its presence- much appreciated by all!
Life hasn't been just "play" however... This week saw a lot of departures as assistants leave Nice to go back home to their respective countries. This week also saw "le grand déménagement", as my roomie Ceala (who went back to the States yesterday) and I stuggled to pack everything up and move out of our apartment by April 30th (not an enviable task I admit). Of course, I left packing till the last possible minute but with Sab's help I was able to move the bulk of my shit...er... stuff over to my new "abode" chez my favourite Brit, Maria, where I'll be staying until my big trip in June.

Re: the trip, it's official, I got my ticket last Friday! So from June 9th to 24th me and Sab will be touring Spain, Portugal and Morocco. I'm super excited about the trip, I did the exact trip with my friend Jesse two years ago and it was awesome... I'm particularily excited about going back to explore Morocco a bit more as the last time I went we didn't get to go as far south (to the desert) as we would have liked. Hurrah for the Interrail pass and unlimited train/sea/international/intercontinental travel!!!!!!!!

Let the good times roll!

-Oneika

Almost forgot I had this thing....

Ok, I admit, I have been a terrible and neglectful blog mother... Does anybody read this thing anymore??? Holla!
But gimme a chance to redeem myself! Wow, it has surely been an interesting few months and random and unexpected changes in events have resulted in much fun and travel indeed! Each passing month has seen another mini-vacation, another change in scenery, and in some cases, another foreign language, so I have truly been blessed. A short recap of months past:

End of January:
-Trip to Paris with Sab, loads of fun despite blistering winds and grey skies
-resultant "gastro" due to too many roadside kebabs that had me in bed for 5 days straight... ugh

February:
-Trip to Rome with my fellow assistants "sisters": 6 girls going crazy in bella Italia's capital! One can only imagine all the drama that ensued!
-La suite: awesome trip to Barcelona with Sab, gorgeous scenery, weather, people...

March:
-Unexpected trip back home to Canada for a week for my grandfather's funeral...

April:
-Visit from MAMA! and...
-Subsequent trip to Athens, Greece!!!! Gyros and Kebabs rule!
-Acceptance to teacher's college! So it looks like it's back to school for me in September...

Tentative plans for May and June... Hopefully a tour of Spain, Portugal, and Morocco with Sab (the original Gupster)???? LOL

So now that I've managed to give my one or two readers up to speed on "mes aventures" I beseech you to take a peep at my photo website (which I'm a lot better at keeping up!). Besides, as they say, a picture's worth a thousand words!
www.flickr.com/photos/oneika

à bientôt!
-Oneika