no. 43

So, life has really made a few turns since the last time I posted. That does include a new year is here, as well as the Chinese new year. (Uh, with that being said... belated happy new years!)
I have reached my halfway mark with being here in good ol' Switzerland! It's crazy to think that it has been over six months since I arrived here. It's all gone pretty fast, but it also almost seems like I've been here forever. Since the ski season has started in December, there have been a lot more things to do here. Things really came alive over New Years Eve. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw how many people were here for that week! Holy crap, seriously, it was insane. This small little resort town of 4000 residents (about) grew to about 50,000 people for that week. SERIOUSLY. But it was a lot of fun! Linsey and Dan came up to visit from Geneva / the States (Dan is here for a bit to visit. He, like Linsey, is from California.) It was a lot of ridiculous fun, even though I could barely speak. It was a great way to ring in the new year.
Since then, I've done a shit ton of snowboarding and hanging out and raging in the mountains. Kelly and Tara will come up sometimes on the weekends and we've had a lot of fun! The pistes here are AMAZING. I feel really fortunate that I am able to walk to the gondola station and just do a few runs in the afternoon while Antoine is at school. I've also made friends with the guys who work at the rental shop/boutique in Aminona, Eric and Luis. They're really nice and a lot of fun as well!
As I have said in previous entries on this here blog, I am moving to Paris! Wahoo! But things are really starting to get close. I mean, in about 5 months I will be moving there. Holy. CRAP. I need to do a lot of organization and finishing-up for my application to Speos. I also need to set a timetable for everything essential to life in Paris... ie: when to get a phone, when to set up appointments to see apartments, when to look for jobs, when to buy my French half-fare, when to buy my Metro pass... the list is never ending. I am really, really, excited about this opportunity. I just hope that I can really make the transition run smoothly.
Uh... I think that just about covers it.
I haven't been taking many pictures lately due to being busy all the time and what not, but don't forget to look at my Flickr every now and again! :) Click here to take a look!