There haven’t been as many excursions for us since the majority of the group left. Last Thursday we went to go see Pirates of the
Last Saturday I went to St. Tropez. Frankly, I was disappointed. I’ve been to lot nicer small towns, and I didn’t really see the appeal of it. I guess since I was not there to shop there just wasn’t much to do. They took us to the market, but I didn’t really want to buy anything. It is nice to say I’ve been there. And the beach I went to was all right, but I think I prefer the beach that is right across the street to the one there.
Monday night we went out onto a boat to watch fireworks. It was amazing. There is a fireworks festival going on, so every week there is one pyrotechnical expert that makes a fireworks display. Monday it was a guy from
Wednesday I went scuba diving. Yes, scuba diving. Apparently I swam right by an octopus and didn’t see it though. Shucks. But I saw a lot of other fascinating sea creatures. So this is how it worked: they had an instructor for all of us newbies, and we went down with them. The woman I was with literally held my hand the entire way and every couple of minutes checked to make sure everything was all right. When I first went down, there was just a lot of sea grass on the ground. We swam just a little bit, and there was a huge cliff that someone else said was about 100 feet of a drop. On this cliff there was a lot of sea life, fish, coral, star fish, etc. It was pretty awesome. If only I could have taken a camera with me, but I know that would not have worked. I also see now that scuba diving is a lot different from just regular swimming. You don’t have to be a strong swimmer or even like swimming to like scuba diving. It’s just a completely different experience. Also, I went snorkeling/swimming after diving, and I was surprised how much buoyancy the wet suit gives a person. I couldn’t swim down at all with it on. But then I changed out and just went in my bathing suit and I felt like I had more control of where I was swimming.
Yesterday I went into town for one last time. It was fine. I finally walked down to the Palais de Festival and saw where people have their handprints. It was nice. Oh, and of course, the last week here, I find Dr. Pepper. What the luck. Oh well. We also had our final farewell dinner last night. It was much better food than I have ever gotten at the school.
Today I am packing. I was a little worried at first, but I think I can get all of my stuff in my suitcases. I’m also having to improvise a bit due to the stuff with