Some News....

Just to keep everyone up to date:

It appears that as of July 1, London hostels are almost completely booked and DOUBLE IN PRICE (thank you, high season!). 8 days was going to cost me upwards of 250 Pounds (over 500 Canadian dollars) just for lodging, and as Ive seen London (though I love it!),I've decided to move my flight home up by a week, which means I will be arriving in Canada (Hamilton airport) on Thursday July 5. I do still plan to stay away from work (and possibly Toronto) until the 13th, so it will still be vacation, but just not in Europe. Although I feel a wee bit sad about this, considering the work situation with Lingue Senza Frontiere and the fact that I do need to think about tuition for the upcoming year, I believe it is the right decision for me.

BUT: I still have 4 days in PARIS ahead of me, which I am INCREDIBLY, COMPLETELY excited about. My flight leaves Rome at 830 tomorrow night and I will be there until wednesday evening, when I head to London Stanstead. I hope Paris, like Pompei, will live up to my expectations. Perhaps I will come back a musical superstar like Feist, or a brooding, beret-wearing poet. Or maybe just as me, coz I've been thinking:
Seeing these incredible sights and being in these world famous cities doesnt change people ( I dont think its changed me, at any rate). My day to day life will be much the same when I return, I suspect. Maybe it's about the stress and the anxiety and the actual TRAVELLING, or, as some new age thinkers would say, the journey. I guess time will tell....

See you all soon. Sooner than you thought!
K.