les parents

my parents freaked out because i hadn't had any contact with them since thursday, but most importantly, i have not updated my blog. they said they want to see pictures!

well two things to explain:
1. photobucket has been running extremely slow (I upload everything to photobucket in case my computer crashes and makes all my pictures irretrievable)

2. i've been busy: on thursday i went to "La fete de la music" imagine downtown greenville with bands every couple of feet from each other. Now imagine all of Raleigh coming to take a look at that. that was the music in the streets festival on thursday. I heard everything from Brazilian percussion to one of those box things you go round and round with and music comes out. I was hoping to see a monkey do it, but instead it was a lady dressed a little funny. Still cool. We had dinner for 13 Euros which included Champagne, main course (for me it was steak with a side of potatoes, eggplant, and lettuce) and dessert (which for me was a cannoli, a pastry filled with mascarpone {sweet cheese filling}) on friday i went to les baux and arles. today {saturday} i went to St. Tropez. it was BEAUTIFUL. bright blues and oranges. it was just beautiful.

3. do not think that all the town is like what i show in the pictures. i've given a lot of thought into this. i mostly show you the pretty things i'm experiencing in aix, but there's also a lot of social inequality, common looking things, etc. i have thought of bringing my camera through a common day to show more of what i regularly see. it's not all cobblestones and yellow old buildings.

*phew* all of that said... here we go!