If there's one thing I've learned in France, it's that I'm an eternal optimist. I can't help it, but sometimes I begin to wonder in the far reaches of my blissfully delighted mind, if I've seen too much beauty. Every time that I go to a new place, I am overawed by beauty and joy, but is there a limit? Limit to our happiness, limit to our pleasure? I hope not!
Anyways, I think about this a lot because Europe is my favorite place in the world...I'm definitely American, but I LOVE the European way of life, and especially now, the French way of life, but sometimes I've come to find that while there is such great beauty here all around me everyday, I no longer can recognize it.
This leads me to beg the question, why?
Was my first reaction of awestruck dumbness just a naive consequence my wonder for adventure and new places, do we lose our love of beauty by the gradual desensitization, do we run out of capacity for beauty? Big unanswerable questions.
All that to say, Life in Clermont-Ferrand is going well. This week, we have our final exams, we've taken 3, and 2 more to come. I have another interview with Michelin tomorrow, which will determine my actual post within the company. I have some make-up posts coming this way soon, with everything from the end of spring break, my mom's visit, my crazy 20 hours in Ireland, and a wonderful visit to my beloved Oxford! For now, there's some teaser photos for what's to come.
Vous me manque, je vous aime.
aplus,
Jenny
