Author Archives: Gina Aguirre Lopez

Hello Spring Break!

Spring Break came a little late for us in France (about a month later than Penn State). I had basically a week and a half to travel anywhere around Europe. It’s super easy to travel anywhere in Europe since flights and train rides are very cheap and affordable. Before travelling, I did my research online to find the cheapest tickets I could to places I more South and by the beach. I ended up buying a 15-euro ticket to Ibiza, Spain, followed by a 10-euro ticket to Naples, Italy, and a 15-euro ticket back to Nice, France. I paid under 50 euros for transportation for my Spring break, which probably couldn’t’ be possible back on the American continent. (Thank goodness for Ryan air and EasyJet!)

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Ibiza

We arrived in Ibiza on Sunday the 24^th, just in time to get some dinner and enjoy the sunset by the beach. Our hotel was very nice, with a huge balcony facing the Mediterranean. We ended up going out to eat at the restaurant next door to have some typical Spanish seafood dishes. The next day we decided to walk around the beach. It was pretty cloudy, so we couldn’t really sun bathe until the next day. We tried finding sun block at every store around us only find out that the cheapest bottle was at a whopping 25 euros. I ended up not buying any, which I regret very much as I looked like a tomato for the few days.

Aerial View of Naples

After the beach and relaxing days in Ibiza, we flew to Naples. Of all the cities I have visited these past months, I would have to say Naples is towards the top. The first thing we did when we got to the center of the city was find the first pasta place to eat while we waited for our Airbnb to be ready. I had the best pasta I have ever had in my life. It was spaghetti with fresh pesto and pine nuts and fresh grated Italian cheese (Pecorino, maybe).

Pasta!!

The city itself didn’t have a great impression on any of us at first, although you can tell it’s an ancient city with a rich historical line. That first day we basically spent it walking around and eating Neapolitan food. The next day I convinced everyone to come with me to the ancient city of Pompeii, which was a 40-minute train ride from the center of Naples. Getting to Pompeii was a hassle since the train was over packed. Once we got off of the train, we were basically in front of the entrance to Pompeii. After paying the basic entrance fee of 13 euros, we were quickly emerged into the ruins of the ancient city. Pompeii is absolutely enormous. It takes the entire day to look through everything, as there are many different sections within the city. There are only 13 preserved molds of bodies in a small section of the city, near the amphitheater. Visiting Pompeii was one of the best decisions I have made yet, and it will definitely be something I remember for the rest of my life. Pompeii was just breath-taking overall, and I definitely recommend it to anyone that has the chance to visit this magical place.

Downtown Naples

Mt. Vesuvius; Pompeii

After Naples, we had a flight back to Nice, followed by a train back to Montpellier. I got back around midnight, just in time to catch the last tramway to my house. May 1^st is a national French holiday apparently, where everything is closed since nobody works. Monday, there was a huge protest (not a surprise) that I got to see by the Place de la Comedie (center of town). To my relief, this manifestation did not get too wild like the last one did.

Today is Tuesday. I am completely finished with all of my classes at Paul Valéry and at the office. I have exactly one week before my next final, giving me some time to plan some day trips perhaps. This is my last weekend in Montpellier, so I am thinking of just getting to know this city that was my home for the past few months. The weather has gotten so much better these days, good enough to wear shorts (although shorts are not widely accepted in French fashion).

My mom is coming again next week, and we will be touring France and Spain, as well as Greece. In about a week and a half I will be in the famous island Santorini. In about 18 days I will be back in the states. It’s so crazy how time flies.

Location: Playa D'en Bossa, Ibiza, Spain

Wine capital tour and Finals

I have become less and less frequent when it came to writing this blog, and it’s because these last few weeks have been hectic. I have officially started a countdown of the days I have left before I get to return to the US. I am going through so many emotions, but mostly good ones. This week was my last week of classes at Paul Valéry. Where has the time gone?

Last weekend I had the pleasure of visiting the wine capital of the world. That’s right, I went to Bordeaux. Bordeaux is the 9^th largest city in France, right after Montpellier. Of course, I could not resist going to Bordeaux without doing a château and wine tour.

I had the opportunity to visit a château that is part of the “Grand Cru Classé,” which is recognized as a category of excellent wine since 1855. The château we visited is now under ownership of a French company, but once was owned by an English man. The château (French word for castle) isn’t really a castle, but a huge house or mansion situated in the countryside of Bordeaux. Château Prieré-Lichine was exciting to visit, especially since we got to try a 50-euro bottle of wine.

Afterwards, our tour ended in a “Cru bourgeois” category château named Château L’Ermitage. This vineyard is family-owned and operated, making it a bit more “homey.” There, I got to try not only wine, but also some goose pâté, which surprisingly was delicious.

This week has been full of final assignments, essays, presentations, and last days of classes. Tomorrow I will have my first final in modern civilization. The good thing to look forward to is that we have a week off from classes, and that means travel time! I will be heading to the infamous Spanish island of Ibiza for a few days, and eventually ending up in Naples for some more adventures. I look forward to visiting Pompeii, as it is one of my top places on my bucket list to visit.

Location: Bordeaux, France

London, Manifestations, and Medieval Music

Before studying abroad, I never thought I would be traveling so much around Europe. This passed weekend was Easter weekend, (Happy belated Easter everyone!) which meant students had Monday off as well. So basically, I had a 4-day weekend to explore any place in Europe. I decided to visit Portobello Market, Big ben, and even Buckingham Palace. As you probably already know, I went to London this weekend, and it was awesome! I definitely recommend visiting London at least once in your lifetime.

So, I arrived in London on a Friday morning. The first thing I did in London was probably a really American thing to do, but I was basically obligated; I went to Chipotle. Okay, maybe I wasn’t obligated, but it was well worth it.

Big Ben

After settling into our Airbnb, we decided to go out and explore the city, without really anywhere to go or do. I got to see Big Ben, Parliament, London Bridge, and even the London Eye. I was really surprised to see how many tourists were out and about, especially since it was still winter season. I did not have the chance to get on the London Eye, but I’m sure it would have been worth the 2-hour line.

Borough Market: BREAD!

Saturday morning we woke up pretty early to go to London’s world-famous markets. The first stop was at Borough Market, which is a huge farmer’s market with lots of small little food shops. Of course, we spent about an hour just taste-testing all of the food. I loved the variety and diversity of this market. I could walk one way and try Paella, and walk another way and try Curry.

Spanish style Paella

After spending the entire morning eating amazing food, we decided to go to Portobello market, which is an antique market. Portobello Market is basically an entire street of just shops of all kinds. This is where you go to find some vintage clothes, teacups from the Victorian era, and even vintage cameras. Of course, I could not afford most of the items for sale on this street, but I did buy a teacup set.

It started raining (what a surprise), so we decided to get some coffee while remap our plan of touring London on a rainy Saturday afternoon. We decided to take a tour around London through the bus, which was well worth it. We saw Hyde Park and all major tourist attractions.

On Sunday Morning we decided to head to Westminster Cathedral for an Easter morning Mass. Afterwards, we had reservations at Bea of Bloomsbury’s for some afternoon tea. We were completely soaked when we arrived for our tea, but the tea was well worth running in the rain.

Buckingham Palace

We had the rest of the day free, so we decided to pay a visit to the infamous house where the Parent Trap movie was set in. This house was really nice, located right outside the SOHO district in London. Afterwards, we also visited Abbey Road, famous for the Beatles album cover. We got to see Abbey Road Studios as well, but could not go in, as it was a Sunday. London was great, but I wish I had more time to visit this awesome city.

Abbey Road

The week after Easter was a bit boring compared to my weekend adventure. I was in Montpellier all week witnessing the manifestations the students were putting for the “Loi Travaille” (workers law) that is being disputed now. What I know about this law is that nobody likes it, and it is currently waiting to pass, or not, and eventually become a law. The university was closed briefly, and public transportation was scarce.

Yesterday night (Friday night), I spent my night with my host mom at a classical music concert in St. Guilhem le Désert, which is a mountain town built in the 10^th century with medieval architecture. The concert was in the local Basilica, and included the original organ from when the church was built. It was really refreshing listening to an instrument from hundreds of years ago that fully works today. I loved this cute little village, and I hope to return soon to explore. À la prochaine!

Basilica

Bunkers y La Familia

I have come to the realization that saving money while on this trip is just impossible. Last week was just like any other week; I went to class all week. I had exams all last week and so going out or on a trip was not convenient. However, this weekend I had the chance to go to Barcelona.

I left to Barcelona using a Blablacar around midnight on Thursday. I have to confess I was a bit scared going into a car with three random strangers, but it turns out they were super nice. I got to Barcelona around two in the morning with hopes of going out and experiencing some of the Barcelona nightlife everyone talks about. To my luck, we didn’t make it to anywhere. During the day I visited La Sagrada Familia, which was definitely worth the fifteen euros one has to pay to get in. I also learned that construction should be finished in about ten years. (over 130 years in construction). I also had the chance to go to Bunkers El Carmel, which is basically a leftover bunker from the Spanish Civil War. This bunker sits at the top of a hill and overlooks all of Barcelona. It was quite a hike getting up there, but the view was absolutely worth it.

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Sagrada Familia…and some Starbucks with my misspelled name.

At night we went to a famous bar and had a few drinks before venturing into the nightlife of the city. I think that Barcelona is the equivalent to New York; it’s another city that doesn’t sleep! I would definitely love to visit this city again in the near future.

Location: Barcelona, Spain

Winter Break Part 2

Nice

At first I thought spending so much time with my mom traveling around Europe would be difficult, but I found that I needed more time. We took a blablacar (similar to an uber ride, but for longer distances and very convenient) to Nice and got there around midnight on Wednesday. We only had Thursday (Feb 25^th) in Nice, which gave us just enough time to see part of the Carnival preparations and a bit of the city. Nice is in the Côte-d’Azur area, still in the South of France. I took a “petit train” ride around the city (turns out they have these tiny train rides everywhere in France). It turns out there are many cities around the world that are similar to Nice, like Miami, Rio, and even Houston. These cities are all beach cities with beautiful boardwalks, which was super considering it was winter. After touring the city, we decided to rent bikes to go around the boardwalk, which was actually more relaxing that I had thought. Afterwards, we toured around the old part of the town and got lost, but to be completely honest it was absolutely worth it. We saw the flower markets that the city is known for. We had an early flight the next morning, so we tried getting home early to rest a bit, but that didn’t really work out. Hopefully, I will return in the near future, maybe when the weather is better.

View of Nice and the Mediterranean

Rome

We took a plane from Nice directly to Rome. We were staying in an AirBnb in Rome, and our host was nice enough to pick us up at the airport and give us a few tips about touring the city. As soon as we could, we walked towards the coliseum, the Roman Forum, and the Trevi Fountain of course. Rome was not what I had expected it to be at all. I fell in love with Rome, and I hope to return soon to finish exploring this fabulous city. There was a Basilica very close to our AirBnb named Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem, which contained many Catholic relics. We got to see a small part of the cross that Jesus Christ was crucified on. Furthermore, there was a copy of the tunic that Jesus Christ wore when he was crucified, which was breathtaking.

On Saturday (Feb. 27), we took the entire day to tour the Vatican and all of the museums in Vatican City, including the Sistine Chapel. This was absolutely worth the 16 euros they charge to enter the museum. There is a small underground museum of the cars, carriages, etc. that the Popes have used in the past. What I found most interesting was a Volkswagen Buggie that was given as a present to Pope John Paul II during his visit in Mexico, after the canonization of Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin in 2003. This was one of the last of its kind before the model was discontinued.

There was also a story of how Pope John Paul II was shot during an annual parade in Portugal for the apparition of the Virgin. This happened in 1981, when a Turkish terrorist attempted to assassinate the Pope. It is said to have been a miracle that the Pope survived since he had lost so much blood. I find it absolutely eye-opening that the same Pope pardoned and visited the Turkish man in prison. In the year 2000 the Turkish man was set free, and visited blessed John Paul’s tomb with an accompaniment of dozens of flowers. (Change is a great thing!)

Afterwards, we visited the Sistine Chapel, where nobody is allowed to take pictures. This is a famous chapel because Michelangelo painted the ceiling, which really is astonishing. After seeing the chapel, we headed to St. Peter’s square. The entrance to the Basilica is free (surprising). The Basilica is enormous, with massive ceilings and pillars. For a Saturday afternoon, the Basilica was not that full. We had to pay another 8 euros to get to the dome of the basilica, which had a spectacular view of the entire city. This day was pretty exhausting, and it really does take an entire day to visit the Vatican, but it is definitely worth it.

Vatican

Paris, again

We arrived in Paris on Sunday the 28^th, only for the night. We got to see Notre Dame Cathedral, while briefly attending Sunday Mass. We did not really do much since I had a flight in the morning to Budapest, and my mom was leaving to go home in the morning.

Budapest

All of my friends were so hype when they told me about visiting Budapest, but I found Budapest to be a bit different. Upon arrival, Budapest was less of a modern city, a bit unclean, and overall a bit dull. I got to visit parliament, which was definitely worth the time and money to get a tour of. The central market was huge, with vendors ranging from tourist articles to handmade doilies to authentic leather purses. The market had two floors; the first for food, vegetables, and produces, while the second floor had pretty much anything from coffee mugs to traditional Hungarian garments. I also got to try an authentic Hungarian dish that had pork and potatoes, which was so flavorful.

Bratislava

When I arrived in Slovakia, I honestly had no idea what there was to see or do in the country, let alone in Bratislava. I did not have a plan of what to do, which worked out in my favor at the end since we were not rushed to get form one place to another. Bratislava was much like Budapest, but there was a smaller population of tourists I feel. I found an authentic Mexican restaurant, and I could not resist the temptation of having some tacos al pastor. Of course, I had also had to try some Slovakian dish for dessert, which was basically strawberry cake with a yogurt/cheese substance. At night, my friends convinced me to go with them to old town, which was so worth it.

Vienna/Salzburg

After leaving Bratislava, we took a bus to Vienna and stayed there a few hours waiting for our blablacar to arrive. We walked around and took the metro, but I wish I had stayed a few days here (maybe I will come back in the future). The car ride from Vienna to Salzburg was wonderful; there was snow everywhere, but the Alps were great to see. We spent 3 days in Salzburg, staying in a hostel the entire time there. The first night we had traditional Austrian food, which was potato noodles with pork cutlets in a mushroom sauce. The next day we went to Schloss Fuschl, a big lake about 30 mins from the city. This lake was surrounded by mountains, and was truly awe-inspiring. We also visited the fortress Hohensalzburg. We were thinking of doing a Sound of Music tour, but ended up individually visiting each place. I got the chance to visit the Mozart museum, which is right in the old part of Salzburg. I could not take picture inside the museum as it was prohibited, but I snuck a picture of the birth room of Mozart.

The next morning, we went to Untersberg Mountain, which is part of the Alps Mountains. Half of this mountain is in Berchtesgaden, Germany and Salzburg, Austria. The highest point on the mountain is about 1973 M or 6473 Feet. To get to the peak, you have to take a cable car ride up, which is quite frightening. Once I got to the top, it turns out my fear for heights was more than expected, so I could not get to the tippy top.

Not the top of the mountain, but pretty close. The top was too scary!

After the mountain, we visited the Von Trapp house, from The Sound of Music. Salzburg was one of my favorite cities that I visited. I would definitely recommend visiting here!

Getting Home…

We had to get to Munich from Salzburg by bus, in order to catch our flight to Barcelona on Sunday (March6). Everything went smoothly, until we got to Barcelona, where our ride to Montpellier cancelled on us. It was a very stressful couple of hours at the Barcelona airport, but I finally made it to Montpellier Monday morning around 4 in the morning. I can rest for a few days before classes start on Thursday, but all I can think of right now are my plans for Easter break. Until next time!

Location: Salzburg, Austria

Break part 1

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Catacombs in Paris

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Moulin Rouge

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Sneaked a picture at the Moulin Rouge

Last week I got the chance to go to a beautiful mass service at the cathedral in Montpellier. I couldn’t really understand a few things here and there, but it was definitely worth going to at least once while in Montpellier.

Now, school is officially out, and I was trying to figure out what exactly I would do with my life for 2 ½ weeks. Well, it turns out my mom came to visit me for a week. Our plan was to visit Paris for a few days, go to carnival in Nice, and then take a plane to Rome and tour around, eventually flying back to Paris.

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Eiffel Tower with my mom

Planning trips is not an easy task, that’s for sure. It’s really time consuming trying to figure out what time we should take the train, and what time we should check into the hotel, and so on. It’s been pretty stressful planning everything, but I have to say it is well worth the countless hours staring vigorously at the computer screen.

So far we have been only to Paris. I bought tickets to the Eiffel Tower, the Catacombs, and for the Moulin Rouge. I do have to say, time is precious in the city; it goes by so fast.

I was a bit nervous going into the Moulin Rouge for the Féerie show since I heard there was a lot of nudity, and the tripadvisor reviews were not so pleasant. I pretty much ignored everything the reviews had said and decided to try the show out for myself (After all, when in Paris…do as the Parisians). We couldn’t really take pictures instead the hall, or record anything during the show. I do have to say that there was a bunch of topless women dancers. Aside from the nudity, I would say the show was very well put together, and I would recommend it to anyone.

Today we are back in Montpellier gathering our stuff to leave in a few hours to Nice. Wifi will be pretty scarce, but I will be sure to post pictures of Nice and Rome!

Stay tuned for week 2 of break, as I will be traveling to Budapest, Slovakia, and Salzburg! Tout à l’heure!

Location: Paris, France

Marseille: Joie de Vivre

This week was pretty great since Mardi Gras was celebrated last Tuesday. I had the chance to go to the Mardi Gras parade in downtown Montpellier. There were a lot of dancers, instruments, and spectators gathered at the Place de la comédie. Apparently, Mardi Gras is not a big holiday here, although lots of people go out and drink. As I made my way to Monoprix, a chain market store, I noticed the alcohol section was entirely blocked off. It turns out that alcohol is not sold on Mardi Gras and other huge holidays since contributing to the drinking problem would not help when it comes to some inconveniences throughout the night.

Wednesday I finally had the time to take advantage of some “soldes,” or sales. These sales are usually from the beginning of January until around the second week of February. France, and other parts of Europe, usually have these sales that are similar to the “end-of-the-season” sales back in the US. I am happy to say that I bought what I needed and still managed to stay under my budget. Oh how I love soldes, but mostly shopping in general, but who doesn’t?

This weekend I got to go to Marseille with the entire group. The weather was pretty unpleasant when we left, which was around 7AM. The day did, however, get much nicer, especially when the sun came out. We got to see Marseille’s new museum MUCEM. We had a guided tour that showed us ancient religion, culture, and even architecture throughout the Mediterranean Sea and around the area now known as Marseille. My favorite part was taking the “petit train” up to Notre Dame de la Garde. We took a pretty good city tour of Marseille, which means I got some pretty amazing pictures and videos. By this time, the sun was fully out and the temperature was just right. I have to say that being at the very top of Notre Dame de la Garde was absolutely breathtaking.

The old port of Marseille

Mediterranean Sea

View from Notre Dame de la Garde and the cool scope

This coming week is the last week of classes before our two-week break. I am extremely excited for the first week of vacation, as I will be spending it touring great places in Europe like Paris, Nice, Rome, and even Vatican City. As of now, I am in the midst of planning my second week of vacation hopefully in Budapest, Prague, and Eastern Europe. À bientôt

Location: Notre Dame de la Garde, Marseille, France

Phone-less But Not Hope-less

First things first….my money has been found!

Now that I got that out of the way, I can go right into saying that this passed week was a bit stressful as I had my first few exams. On Monday I had a phonetics exam, which I pray I passed. According to everyone I have talked to, phonetics was one of the few disliked courses. I also had exams in grammar and in civilization, which weren’t too bad.

On Wednesday of last week I had the chance to attend a soccer match between Montpellier and Marseille at the Stadium of the 1998 World Cup in Mosson. This was such a great experience and I would definitely recommend other students attend a local soccer match. After this game, I felt a bit influenced, and so I decided that I want to go to a big, European soccer match. I found tickets for the classic game between Barcelona and Real Madrid for around 500 Euros, so that’s out of the question. Maybe I will find tickets throughout the season to another game that isn’t as expensive. On Thursday night I decided to go out with a few friends, but the night did not go as planned. I ended up getting my phone and credit card stolen, which means I have little communication with everyone now. This weekend I had planned to go to Toulouse, but because of the mishap on Thursday night I decided to stay in the whole weekend.

This weekend I am planning a trip to Marseille, which should be fun.

Location: Montpellier, France

Raclette, Beach, and Wine!

This passed week was a bit tough on me, emotionally. I have officially started to feel a bit homesick, although I have no problem being here since it’s so awesome! I had some good Mexican food, which I go to pretty often now. I am currently planning a trip to somewhere close (There are so many options!)

On Wednesday night, my host mom, Christiane, had told me we were having a dinner with her best friend Arlette, her host person, Christiane’s daughter Aude, and grandson Rafael. We had Raclette (which is a really soft, fondue-type cheese) with French Charcuterie (hams, bacons, etc.) and baked potatoes. When we sat down at the dinner table, Christiane brought out two black cirucular hot pans. Under these black devices, there were individual mini pans, where apparently we put the cheese so it melts. once the cheese melts you put it on top of a baked potato alongside your ham, bacon, and so on. You could also cook your bacon on top of the black pan. THIS WAS SO DELICIOUS! Raclette is my favorite French cheese so far, and this dinner was one I will always remember.

I did a very French thing on Thursday morning; I stepped right in dog poop. After speaking to one of my professors, apparently stepping in dog poop is a sign of good luck, which is really what I am looking forward to.

On Saturday morning I went to the Marché bio, which is literally a farmers market right by my house. According to my host mom Christiane, everything there is so overpriced, but definitely worth buying. I got to try some onion beignets and a fried ball that had chickpeas, curry, and potatoes. We also ran into some really vintage postcards, buttons, pins, and pictures (very pricy). Later in the day, I decided to go to the beach, since it’s about a 25-minute ride. It was very windy, but definitely worth the trip.

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When at the beach, always take your wine!

Update on my money: none. I haven’t found my missing money, but I have come to the conclusion that I probably won’t find it.

Location: Carnon Plage, France

Oh For the Love of Swiss Chocolate…

Just look at this deliciousness!

This past week was pretty hectic for me. It was another great week in Montpellier. Last Tuesday I discovered a Mexican taquería right in the Place de la Comédie (center part of town). I have been exploring quite a lot, going on walks here and there. I have come to find out that walking is a big part of everyone’s daily life over here. Montpellier is, after all, the biggest pedestrian-friendly city in Europe. Last Thursday I got to go to a really interesting Australian bar, which was really cool since we got to meet a lot of diverse people.

On Friday of last week, I decided to go on a small weekend get-a-way to Geneva, Switzerland. I thought I would have a lot of fun, but little did I know that Geneva is one of the most expensive places to visit in Europe. I ended up leaving Friday morning with two other friends from the program. My host mom, Christiane, had mentioned that there is a website where anyone can go and ride along with different people, very similar to über, but this is for longer trips. So I took Christiane’s word and went to Geneva on a Blablacar (it’s like hitch-hiking, but much more advanced) for just under four hours. We had orginially booked an Airbnb place to stay at, but when we texted our host, he cancelled on us last minute and we had to find a different place to stay. As soon as we found we were absolutely stressed, and even more so because we had no service on our phones. We got dropped off right in the center of Geneva and ended up finding a cheap hotel right by downtown. We soon found out that everything is way overpriced in Geneva, and that the Swiss Franc is even more expensive than the Euro.

On Saturday we woke up early to find our way to a cable car that takes people up to Mont Blanc. The cable car was actually the cheapest out of everything we had to pay for during our trip (11 Swiss Francs). The view from the top was stunning. It was actually really snowy at the top, but we got to see people paragliding, which was quite interesting.

My favorite part was the abundance of chocolate shops. Chocolate is everywhere! I cannot stress how often I passed by a chocolate shop. Like I mentioned before, Switzerland is pretty expensive, and of course so is the chocolate. I spent about 30 Swiss Francs on chocolate in one sitting, not to mention I don’t really like chocolate. So, for those who are real chocoholics, I’m sure you would spend way more.

Saturday night we went to a pub named Lady Godiva and got the chance to meet one of the finalist from the Voice UK, Stephen Cornwell. We also met a fashion designer!

We made some friends at this pub that ended up taking us to an exclusive club that’s actually an art museum during the day. It just so happens that this was a special night, and that a club night is held about every three months (we were lucky!).

Overall if you don’t mind spending lots and lots of money for a good time, I’d recommend Geneva. The view is great here, with the mountains in the background, and I’d definitely recommend the cable car ride to the top of Mont Blanc.

So I came back home (How weird is it that I call Montpellier home?) on Sunday night completely exhausted. On Monday morning I found out that a stash of money I had was stolen, or lost. I have looked everywhere for it, but I have pretty much lost hope so far. I will keep everyone psoted on my situation, but other than that à tout à l’heure! (see you soon)

: Mont Blanc, a view of Geneva

: Got to Meet one of the finalists from the Voice UK, Stephen Cornwell!

Location: Genève, Suisse

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