as we speak jenna and i are in our hotel room in halifax. jenna is texting and watching miss congeniality 2. i am eating a mcflurry (i had my one bite so i am pretty satisfied) and catching up on baseball news. yeah blue jays.
this morning we ran the blue nose marathon. well, jenna ran the blue nose marathon and i ran/walked the half marathon. i actually finished this time so that's an accomplishment in itself. and my knee feels great! but i have this cold and i was coughing so hard i kept puking in my mouth. yum yum. the first ten km were awesome. the last eleven were the death of me. not literally. figuratively.
today we ventured a bit around nova scotia. to peggy's cove, lunenberg, mahone bay, and some other random places. everything is like you'd except, or maybe nice. the houses are oldish and lovely, painted a huge assortment of lovely colours. we trekked around, ate lobster dinner, discussed our post race emotions (jenna = relief, happiness at having a wicked time / taryn = indifference), and ate a few random treats that we felt okay about since we did a pretty good amount of exercise. read: mcdonald's. nova scotia is an absolutely gorgeous place. if i ever do a master's program or anything like that i would really think about heading this way. it might just be the place for me. and i might say that about every place i've ever traveled.
and the french! oh man. i got a weekend pass out of the program but it took a good two days before i could understand what people were saying because i kept listening for french and i could not understand english. imagine what i'll be like in 4 more weeks. but yes, it's going really well. it's super hardcore but i'm in intermediate 3, which is pretty good, and it's all french all the time. except maybe in my room with my roommate or the odd english word you just can't find a way to explain through 15 minutes of charades. i really love it though. extra love. everyone is sooo nice and i love french and i'm learning poi and it's just a great time. i'm gonna be a french pro, maybe. and then i'll go to china.
okay that's all for now.
i have a feeling that tomorrow i will not even be able to walk. that's a very real possibility.
also. at this hotel they have cucumber water. just water with a bunch of cucumbers in it. it is my new beverage of choice. oh yes.
okay that's really all.
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