Weekend

Well, this weekend was interesting to say the least. For starters, life is just as usual as if I was in the states. I am not one to change personalities because I am in another country. I still do not really drink aside from a glass of wine or two or maybe a beer on occasion. Not only do I do this because of migraines,but also because I just am not one to be drinking for drinking, sake as anyone who knows me is well aware. Even if did not drink this weekend, I had fun. I went to a rock concert with my former host brother Benoit and his friends. It was a lot of fun. It was a little odd to hear a French band cover American songs. I also went to the beach with my host sister and mom. Even if I do not have a partying personality, I can still have fun.

This personality trait of mine as usual makes me the odd ball out since everyone seems to bar hop about 8 times a week, but it’s ok since I have a great host family and I my camera to make the time pass by. France is a dream for photography. It seems like everywhere you turn there is a building, statue or bit of nature that calls me to take a photo. I get inspired by the elegant mixbetween the past millennium and the new one that is unraveling. It is very rare to find a building that is a couple of centuries old still being used as apartments attached seamlessly to a 2010 fullymodernized apparent complex. That juxtaposition is amazing because it represents what theworld is ultimately about. Currently we are in this world thinking that we are the end all and be all, when in reality we are all going to be gone one day and it will be up to someone else to decidewhat to do with and how to interpret our legacy. We will turn to dust and we will end, but our creation might just continue to be.

Thinking of this, I decided to go to visit Nimes for a second time in my life. The first time that I went was in 2008 with the TTU group. I did not really get as much of the experience as I could and should have partly because I was depending on a group and felt supervised. This time, I had the chance to really take in the majesty of roman architecture surrounded by modern living and taken over by a new generation. I walked around Nimes and took photos of the architecture. I am posting them below. Let me know what you think.