Alexander Dumas has nothin' on me!

haha, i love my title. its great to be on the internet in a nice hostel for free, granted i wish this place had AC!

im currently in Marseilles enjoying every minute; it was hard the first week being alone and traveling alone. but i feel i've settled into a routine quite nicely. and ive gotten used to foreign tv (if my room has tv) and reading during the nights. i do not go out at night; this would be incredibly stupid as a white female traveling alone. besides, im soooo soooooo tired by the end of the day all i want to do is shower and lay in bed!

anyways, getting off track, Marseilles is very interesting. quite diverse culture here: africans, indians, muslims, you name it, we got it. i swear, im sick of seeing kabob stands everywhere! i wish i liked hot indian food. but here's the upside, i went to Chateau D'If the other day, the video is coming shortly, as is the Heidelberg vid.

I was surprised that the Chateau D'If in the film wasn't filmed on the actual location. it was disappointing, but im dealing. it was cool to see the place that inspired Dumas's famous novel. I took pics of the actual cell that is "believed" to have held Edmund Dantes (funny story, they have a tv in the cell playing a 70s tv version of the novel). it was great seeing this place, very interesting history.

today, i went to a very popular local beach where i tanned and swam for three hours. i was absolutely exhausted when i got back. ive barely been able to shower, eat, and get online since. tomorrow is my last full day in Marseilles, i will spend it exploring an abbey and maybe shopping, but i am keeping to a strict budget.

*sidenote- ive found that ive been dreaming of my family a lot at night. so mom, dad, if you're reading this, i love you both and miss you terribly and keep imagining the wonderful Xmas reunion with the whole family. i find myself day-dreaming about my homecoming at the end of december. i miss my friends, the lake, my dogs, the food and endless supply of fresh water and splendid company.

**shout out to:
-caroline mcgill, read your email, loved it, glad you had an awesome time in peru!
-caroline 2, im glad to see you're working hard at school
-of course, my soon to be newly-wed friends nick and taylor-congratulations!!!!
-jocassee-because i can
-my new sister on facebook- yeah, thats you michelle, ask trevor when he's gonna ask me to be his honorary sister, im expecting an invite any day now.

-thats all for me now, since the hostel has free internet im sure ill be on again soon. love everyone!