Updated foot photo

Believe it or not, this is the healthy progression of a second-degree burn... It's gross, but I can't help but be fascinated - I've never had a boo-boo this bad before...

Today sucks; yesterday was better...

So, see the post below for my adventure today... I'm off work at least until Tuesday because of it, and possibly through all of next week (which really means until Jan. 8th, as vacation starts next weekend) - and while that may seem good, I am not meant to be paid for it, since I'm new to the French system... the principal at my school is working with me, though, and told me to just come talk to him about it again on Monday, when I can go for more than 30 seconds before bursting into tears...

Anyway, yesterday was a train day - I got up at 5 am, got on a train at 6, and didn't get home until 9 PM... I spent the morning in Paris, the afternoon in Amiens, and an hour in Lille before catching my train homeward... And to top all that off, the controlleur didn't stamp my railpass, so if I can turn a 14 into a 19 or a 29, I've got a day of free travel coming up. Not that I can even make it to the train station in Charleville at the moment, but I'm sure this burn will heal quickly.

At least, I hope so.

So, here are some pics from hier... enjoy!

Amiens Cathedral - the largest in France.


















Store window in Paris...














The head of John the Baptist, acquired in 1206

















Rimbaud (who was born in my hometown) sculpture in Paris















A sunny day in Paris... beautiful!

AAAAAIIIIEEE!!! (ouch.)

Well, I've never found myself to be extremely clumsy, but I proved myself wrong this morning, when I dropped my kettle, full of boiling water, onto my left foot. It hurt at least as much as it looks like, and on top of that, I was shuttled to the hospital in an ambulance, while trying to explain everything in French... I did learn a lot of new words, so that' s a plus, I suppose...