Happy belated birthday, Papa!

Oh best news - I got a fabulous deal on airfare and I'm going to Dublin for my birthday. The airfare was - get this - 20 Euro round trip, but it ended up being about 50 Euro with fees and taxes and everything. Still, a really good deal. I'm excited.
This weekend I'm going to Normandy and Brittany through the Accent Center. It should be fun.
Nothing much new to report - classes are good. I met up with one of the French ice hockey players, Matthieu, for a drink the other night. It was fun, but interesting because neither one of us is fluent in the other's language...And now I think I may have accidentally told him I have a boyfriend, because I was talking about my friend Patrick who also plays ice hockey, and I said "mon ami Patrick." Literally, that means "my friend Patrick," but apparently if you say "mon ami" it means your boyfriend - you must say "un ami," (a friend). So now, I think he thinks I was talking about my non-existent boyfriend. Ugh! Frustrating. Also, I've learned it's very difficult to come up with clever things to say in another language. But, practice makes perfect!