Forte was beautiful. I had a wonderful time. The weather was perfect - no clouds in the sky for the five days I was there and the food was incredible as usual. I can't say much more because it is truly an easy and no nonsense vacation - I wake up, go to the gym, have a bite for breakfast, walk to the beach, eat again, tan again, shower and get ready for diner, apero, eat again, apero and then sleep or go out. My usual two weeks or this time five days include sleeping eating and tanning. Had the skin I have been blessed with not been fussy this year I would have labelled this vacation as incredible - however because of my sensitive skin - after two days of tanning I developed a heat rash that spread all over my body. For the last three days, I didn't feel like I was in my own skin. My whole body itched and burned and none of the cortozone or anti-itch creams were working. It was prickly heat - the most uncomfortable sensation ever - I constantly felt like I had the feeling of my foot being asleep (pins and needles) all over my body. By the last day, I couldn't even sit on the beach under the tent, the heat was just too much for me to handle. I was the most excited when Nathalie and I landed in Paris and got off to airplane to a gloomy sky and the most incredible windy breeze. Finally today, two days later, I feel my skin has calmed down. The weirdest thing is that this heat rash occurs mainly in Forte every year. I have been other places in the world and tanned without getting heat rashes. Its mysterious and I am not the only one. My mother gets it too and I talked to some of my British friends there and they do as well.
This year was great because I was able to talk more fluently in Italian - forming sentences and making conversation. I got a little confused with French as it has been what I have mainly been speaking for the last three months, however it was nice to practice and know that the studying I have been doing for the last three years is starting to pay off.
So it is my last week and who better to have by my side, but my soulmate Kiki Bassoul who is in Paris. Her parents bought an apartment here and just got possession so she is helping her mom get it set up and spending time with me. Last night, after work I headed to Metro Boissière where their apartment is and met up with Kiki, her mom and uncle. They had been invited to a cousins apartment for diner and I joined. We had a nice diner there and then Kiki and I went off to a cafe to have a drink, catch up and most importantly gossip. I truly did miss her and I am so excited to introduce her to the friends I have made here and to the life I have created for myself. I planned a week extravaganza for her week her and for my last week. Tonight we are going to do a picnic at Champs de Mars - Tour Eiffel - with Gigi and Paula so that Kiki can understand the magnificence of picnics. Tomorrow, she will join me at my apartment after work and well find something to do around here - either Rue des Abbesses or just a cafe around her. We might also venture into the unknown. I have lived amongst my neighbors - the Sex Shops - for three months now and we still remain quite distant from one another. I cannot leave my apartment without having ventured into at least one of them and I know Miss Kiki Bassoul will be up for living this experience with me. I absolutely need to understand what makes this one store a specialist in Blow Up Dolls - or as they call it here - poupée gonflée. Friday, we have Lindsay and Olivia's birthday party. It is themed and I am quite excited. The theme is rock stars/singers - so you need to dress up as one of them. After buying this incredible sequin jacket from when my Dad was here, I decided I would dress up as either Michael Jackson or Prince. I think Kiki has decided on the guy in You Spin Me Right Round from the band Dead or Alive in the eighties - I think this is a tribute to my roomate Teri Kaplan who made Kiki fall in love with this video. You must watch it it is too good to be true. Saturday it is my MEGA TEUF. I have invited all the people I have met and become friends with and have opened it up to Paula's, Lindsay's and Gigi's friends. I am expecting around 20ish people and trust this party will be Nikel Or. Sunday Mom arrives early in the morning and I think we have dedicated the day to packing so we can play on Monday. It is too sad to think that I will be getting on a plane for Montreal on Tuesday morning. I am excited however to see my best friend Lauren in Montreal and some other friends I have not gotten to see much before I head back to New York for my SENIOR YEAR! Wow that is too weird to even begin thinking about right now. I will keep my mind focused on enjoying my last week here...
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