Theirs: Sailing

Aspen and I were gifted a sailing Groupon from his parents a few months back. After months of ignoring the coupon, we finally decided to schedule a date to sail. Aspen had never been sailing and I had done it once before so we were both looking forward to it greatly. The morning of our sailing adventure, we woke up early, skipped breakfast, and headed down to the dock on Pier 39.

Unfortunately, we were running late, and missed our sailing time by about 20 minutes. Fortunately, the company was nice enough to accommodate us for a later sailing trip out on the bay. We had time to kill, so we put on our tourist personalities, and walked along Fisherman's Wharf. We saw the wax museum, Boudin's bread factory, and all the smelly fish markets. We found a small diner to have some late breakfast, then walked back to the dock.

The hour-long sailing adventure was relaxing and beautiful. We were so lucky to have gorgeous weather, a rarity in San Francisco. We traveled out towards the Golden Gate bridge and had a gorgeous view of the city from the bay. Our sailing adventure was just what we needed after what seemed like a very long week of work and school.

Hers: Study Abroad

I have officially been accepted into the Paris Business College for the Fall 2013 semester. I have wanted to study abroad since my freshman year in college, so as you might imagine, I am ecstatic that it is finally happening. I will be leaving for Paris in early September and coming back to the United States in January 2014. It seems so weird to be returning in a different year but in reality, I'll just be gone for four, short months. I am most looking forward to improving my French skills as I have only taken one semester of French in school.

I am so excited to call Paris my new home for four months and explore Europe with friends. French culture has a special place in my heart because my mom is a pastry chef with a focus on French cuisine. All throughout my life, I have eaten French food and listened to French music with my parents. Now, as I'm older, I make an effort to seek out French films and music to learn more about the culture.

As for Aspen, there will be no more "theirs" part of this blog starting when I leave, but he is extremely supportive of my adventures. We plan to keep in touch via Skype and texting, but with the time difference, we aren't putting too much pressure on talking everyday. It's a bittersweet moment for us as I wish he could come along but we know we will have our European adventure together someday.