C'est le moment pour l'aventure!

In a few short hours I will be departing my beloved town of St. Andrews and embarking on an adventure otherwise known as Spring Holiday. (I personally have become quite fond of the British use of "holiday" :) )

This past Saturday marked the beginning of a two week long hiatus from academics (William and Mary needs to catch on to this two week spring break idea...).  After hanging around town for almost a week to tie up some loose ends and watching my friends leave one-by-one on their own adventures, I'm ready and SO EXCITED to start my own!!!  To start off our adventure, Margaret Ann and I are catching the train (by which I mean, sitting on a train for 8 hours) to Bath to see Sarah!  I cannot even begin to describe how ecstatic I am to get to see Sarah after being apart for 8 weeks, which is by far the longest we've been apart in our entire lives.  I can't wait to see everything about her city, where her classes are, etc -- really to see what she's been seeing for the last two months!

After a few days in Bath, the three of us are heading to the Continent for a little rest and relaxation in the forms of Paris and Rome :) [Which, funny story, the majority of my JSA friends here at St. Andrews are also going to Paris and Rome, just on different days that I am.  Honestly, we all should have coordinated that better! I don't know, I just find it incredibly ironic that we all planned essentially the same Spring Break trip for ourselves haha]  Paris has been at the top of my destinations list for quite some time - really since the beginning of high school, so it really is a dream come true to be really going there!  I studied French all throughout high school and for several semesters into college, and for some reason have just never made it to Paris, or anywhere in France for that matter.  After idealizing Paris for so long, I can't believe that I am actually going there in a few short days! Crazy!  I am really hoping that some of my French will come back to me while I am there.  It would be really amazing to speak French confidently in Paris ♥ 

Rome has also been on my list of places to go.  I am excited for its rich history - it's going to be so cool to walk around a city full of ancient ruins (ahhhh!), remnants of the Roman Empire, and absolutely beautiful architecture and art (like the Sistine Chapel!).  Rome was the "center" of the world for a significant part of world history - and I'm going there!  ahhhhhh! (Plus, it's going to be warm there (high 60's/low 70's).  I'd be lying if I said that temperature/climate didn't contribute to our spring holiday destination decision :P) 

Adieu mes chères!  I can't wait to share my stories with you when I return! 

Avec un cœur plein d'amour (c'est très poétique, n'est-ce pas?)

Jessica

P.S. French pop music just came up on my iTunes.  Appropriate?  I think so. (and yes, I do listen to French pop music... :) )

P.P.S. Photo 1:  This perfectly describes what is going to happen when I see Sarah. :) :) [Plus, we both love Heffalumps, so its completely appropriate]

Photo 2: Courtesy of Google Image search :)