2 Months left

Hey all,
I have two months left; it's gone fast but kind of slow too. School is going alright - trying to study harder because the classes are getting more difficult. I completed two of my college applications!!!!! So now we'll just have to see what happens with CSU San Marcos and University of California Berkeley.
I've got a big cancor sore from chocolate and pastries; and it covers my entire mouth - (warning to those who spend more than 2 weeks in France! :) It kind of feels like a weeklong halloween.
My English teacher has been helping me with French somedays. We go over grammar and she has given me some sheets to study. It's really nice of her to stay after and help me. Everyone hates her because when they don't get things in class she kind of yells at them - I'm just glad I'm not the one learning English...
I just remembered - it's Thanksgiving today - so Happy Thanksgiving to all of you lucky Americans who get yet another holiday.

It's getting harder to think of things to write about now because life is so normal now. I need to go Christmas shopping soon. In the mean time, the weather has been windy, cold, sunny once in a while, but still cold. I have finished those apps and essays that were my main focus for so long, so now, my senior project is going to be my next big project and this afternoon I'm going to outline it. Next weekend, I'm hanging out with friends on Saturday, :)

My Communication teacher spent a year as a senior in high school in Wisconsin (go figure, right). It's kind of funny to imagine her with lots of cows and cheese - my impression of Wisconsin. At least she wasn't deprived of cheese. She said the hardest/strangest part was adjusting once she got back home - I don't think that will be very hard for me. I mean of course I will miss speaking French because I really do love speaking now. It really is exactly like how I described it in my college essay - it's just so pretty and rich. Unfortunately - so is the food. Ok ha no more complaining. Also, going back to PHS with its rigorous curriculum and intense homework nights and swim team will be very difficult. I hope that lots of friends will be willing to help me catch up on the material. Swim whew I'm out of breath just thinking about it.

Other than that, I will be so happy to see my family - not to mention my friends! It will be so strange sleeping in my own bed again and watching the news all the time like usual and just joking around without having to think! I also wonder how much I will realize that I'm changed. Will it be like I havn't missed a beat and I've been gone for a week or so or will it be super obvious that I am changed.
One thing for sure is I know I will miss my host mom, Francoise. She is so fun to laugh and talk with and she really takes care of me - always making sure I'm alright. I hope I get the opportunity to see her again in the future after I have returned to California.
I'll try to write again next week - I think once December starts things will get more lively with Christmas and all.