planning for the future

i have to say, planning your future while abroad is not the most enjoyable experience. i don't mean to say i'm trying to figure out what i want to do with the rest of my life right now, i'm talking about more pressing issues.

i already have my flight back to the states set for june 11. that has been known for as long as i have had my flight to france since they were purchased at the same time in order to get my visa. figuring out what i am going to do with myself that week i have on the east coast is a whole other question though. as well as getting myself a plane ticket back to california. and not really being able to do it myself (maybe due to french internet? i'm not sure, but it wasn't working for me.. or at least southwest wasn't). and figuring out exactly who is going to pick me up when i arrive. and how i will get to santa cruz in order to be on time for my first summer school class the following day. and picking what phone i want to have when i return. with what phone company. and deciding whether or not i am actually going to take summer session two even though i signed up for it (with a little help from nathan due to internet problems on my end). will i end up staying in santa cruz for the majority of the summer taking classes? or will i manage to get my act together to search for an internship so that i can go home to sacramento for a while.. yknow considering i won't have been there in almost a year. i'd love to see splotch. and any friends who are in town. and my house, since i unfortunately learned awhile ago that it doesn't look like it's going to be ours for as long as i would have hoped. i also have to figure out where i'm going to live next year, and seeing as once again (no hard feelings toward anyone on this point, btw) i am on my own for that search, i am losing motivation to look again. problem right? and i should probably get myself signed up for summer housing on campus too. i have to figure out when fall class sign ups are, as well as what classes to actually sign up for.
and this is all stuff i have to figure out for after i return to the states.

but what about stuff that i still have to do that actually applies to my stay in france?
i have to study for exams for classes i'm not a huge fan of. including one that is next week when i thought it was going to be the third week in may. gotta love the french system :/
i need to acknowledge the list christine sent us for things that need to be done before we leave.. like closing our bank accounts and letting the caf people know they don't have to give me money anymore. and realizing that the end is creeping up on me faster than i would like.

i need to find a couchsurfer for glasgow. and i need to plan a trip to nice.

i need to get a new lyon map to hang on my wall next year. and decide if im actually going to buy a lyon tshirt even though its way too expensive.

but more than anything, i need to remember to continue to enjoy myself here as much as i can. i'm still trying to make it to a soccer game if it's possible (my host dad is working on that for me). i still need to eat grenouille (aka frogs). i still need to make it to a couple museums (the silk museum and lumiere museum, to be specific). i still need to rent a velo'v and bike along the quai, which will hopefully also include finding the tiny beachy area along the rhone. i need to take pictures of the entire city because i dont want to forget anything. i need to continue eating an excessive number of baguettes and cheese and pastries.

and when i have an off-day like recently, i need to make sure i stay out and about the next day, because hanging out by myself at home isn't doing me any good. if the sun is out, i should be outside. it is as simple as that.

:)