Not too much has been going on in glamorous Tarbes, the most beautiful and exciting city in France, but here's an update anyway:

1. It has been unseasonably warm for January (think 60° and sunny), which has ruined our plans to go skiing but provided ample opportunities for charming country walks.  Since I still can't put pictures on Facebook, here they are:

2. Estonia adopted the Euro as its official currency during the break, and Molly may have introduced the first Estonian euros in France!

The handing over of the Estonian euros. The other benefit of documenting the occasion was that we also got a pic with our favorite bartender

3. I still don't have internet which is a drag because it means I can't talk to my family but has totally unforeseen benefits.  You can't possibly imagine how much more productive one is sans internet.  I already finished one French book, The Elegance of the Hedgehog (read it!) and have now started on Madame Bovary, that grand oeuvre of French literature.  The few people I have told that I'm reading it have groaned about how boring it is, but Sara told me it's her favorite book and, well, it must be a classic for a reason, right?  I'm not committing myself to it but I thought I'd give it a chance, plus now that I've started reading in French it seems lazy to read in English (I'm sure that won't last long!).  My room has also been exceedingly clean cleaner than usual which I'm going to attribute to my lack of internet as well.

4. I just finished applying to law school!! Like 3 minutes ago! WOO!

On that note, I'm off to start my weekend.