girl at large

well, here starts 2004! this past year has been a wonder. and i'm still here, living in the south of France. go figure. i arrived one year ago today with two suitcases, a trembling dog in a crate and twenty bucks to my name. jobless, homeless, scared out of my wits with nothing but dog biscuit crumbs in my pocket. what a way to start an adventure!
and here i am a year later, sketching and painting most every week day, speaking passable French and learning more everyday, taking up pottery and sailing, having a blast getting to know my mom as an adult, having enough good friends to have TWO New Year's Eve parties to attend, and having more good friends kind enough to trust me to care for their apt. and cat (and in the process giving me a place to live and a way to extend my stay!), and having just met a very likely candidate for the previously unoccupied position of Boyfriend. a good year!