Short hair is awesome!

Aside from the fact that long luxurious hair is usually the symbol of beauty, short hair is awesome!

Thanks to the people that said nice things about me having short hair. I don't know why cutting my hair from long to short is so dramatic, but it's been funny so far with people's reactions at like my schools and such. The kids were like "Amanda? Is that you?" Well, granted the first day I went back I was wearing my glasses too so I looked a little bit more different. Some teachers were like, "Amanda, you've changed your whole look." I just smiled. In my head, i was like, not really. I would usually wear my glasses more, but they're actually just not the right perscription for me right now. But I am wearing them a lot more lately because for some funky reason my contacts have really started hurting my eyes, like badly.

In any case, contacts are too expensive to maintain here in France. That's another thing I am learning. About the cost of living. Even the French find it expensive. It is apparently better in Canada. OK, fine, no big surprise there. But that means I won't be buying too many things to bring back with me. In fact, I am thinking that the best things to bring back would just be some of the food. Like chocolates, nougat, and things. I wish I could bring back some of the cheese! But nope, even if it kept well, US customs would freak, if not Canadian customs. And then again, i don't know if they'll let the other cookies and chocolates go through either because they are all technically food.

Which brings me to my final topic, and here I am not sure if you've all been following along, because i know that i tend to write long posts when i do, and babble off on tangents, and be very ambiguous. But i just don't know how to do a clearer lead in to, 'I am coming home for Christmas.' So there i said it.

oh woops, i forgot the point of the post was to write about how awesome short hair is. there i go again. going off on tangents. It is more convenient that's for sure.