Girl's Night Out/Adventures

Last night, in a blue of whimsical rebellion against my responsibilities, I went out with a few girls (Jana, Amanda, and Jackie- to name those with whom I spent the most time). I knew very well that I had class all day today and I just didn't care!
We had made plans, the four of us, to meet at Le Munich, a bar here in Annecy, at 9:30. Jackie, being quite sociable, had invited pretty much anyone and everyone. Not everyone showed up, of course, but more than I was expecting, including a girl I haven't met before and another who just got here this week. She's 16, Hungarian, a heavy smoker, and her name is Hannah. (I'm not sure I can say I really like her, mostly because she's just SO 16- god was I ever like that- but I probably won't be spending enough time with her in the next week to find out).
We only ended up staying at the Munich long enough for one drink while we waited for Jackie and Jana to arrive (they were about half an hour late) and by that time a bunch of spanish-speakers (not necessarily Spaniards) had showed up. It was the Columbian Independence Day yesterday so they all had Columbian flags painted on their cheeks and the one Columbian girl among them was carting around a whole bunch of alcohol to share. Of course, you can't just sit in a bar drinking your own alcohol, so we went to the park for about fifteen minutes of drinking and freezing our butts off before the original four of our branched off to Finn Kelley's. We hung out for a while longer, talking about a lot of serious and philosophical topics that we were really too drunk to understand.
One question that Amanda brought up was "where will you be in five years?" It got me thinking. I have 3 semesters of school left (a year and a half) and after that I want to go into the Peace Corps for at least the minimum two years. But that only takes me 3.5 years into the future. After that, what? I really haven't ever thought about what I want to do. Maybe grad school? But then, what would I study? I shouldn't be worrying about it now, I know, but Amanda is right when she said "remember, five years really isn't that long of a time." For now, though, I really need to concentrate on memorizing this play I'm in. One day at a time.

Today, I actually had a bit of an adventure. First of all, a few of us went to get hot chocolate and such things from a Chocolateur, which was so amazing. I was also told by a couple people today that when they first met me, they assumed I was European. Score! Anyway, the hot chocolate was wonderful (I ordered it with cinnamon, but I couldn't really taste all that much of the flavor over the chocolate). THey actually give you little cups of water with it because this stuff is so thick and rich, you can't drink the whole thing without a little water in between. Crazy, right? And it came with little mini chocolates and cookies!
The adventure part was when I departed to go find a thrift store that Amanda told me about (and vaguely how to get to). I walked down the street I thought was the right one for quite a while, and though I never found the thrift store, I did happen upon a giant, sprawling blackberry bush that was hanging out by the side of the road, and ended up picking a huge handful of blackberries. It felt like camp again! These berries were so great. I could just put the smallest amount of pressure on them to get them to pop in my mouth. Quite delicious!
Anyway, tonight is another party, but I will not be staying out late. I actually fell asleep in class today while the teacher was sitting next to me. One of the students was presenting and so I tried to make it look like I was watch intently... if she noticed, she didn't say anything!
Tomorrow: Paris!