Today was my last day of classes in Lillebonne. Aside from turning in all my keys (3 at each school), it was just like any other day. Dominique had asked me to be at PMF around 5:00, because she had tried to organize a little goodbye get-together. So, i waited around after my last class, and the only people who came to it were Dominique and Pascale! I don't feel bad about it though, Dominique had kind of tried to throw it together at the last minute. She is so busy: head of the PMF English dept., lecturer at Le Havre University, organizing a class trip to Britain, taking care of two teenaged
children, etc. She always seems to be run off her feet during the week.
Anyway, she very kindly gave me a gorgeous (and heavy) book about medieval monasteries. She really is a treasure - even if i sound like i must be 90 years old when saying that. I can't even count the hundreds of things she and her family have done for me here, and i am incredibly grateful.
Stay tuned for posts about Versailles (next week with Pascale) and Mont St Michel (the week after with Dominique).
