yes i am still alive, don`t worry or don`t rejoice rather

hi kids, its been awhile. i have had a cold for a couple of days so have had nothing exciting to report except our trips to the supermarket on both days being our only outings and let me tell you, they were exciting! nor have i had the energy to write about these exciting happenings. but fortunately for you, i fell alot better now so i can write and reconnect with my loved ones. awwwww.

so yesterday we secured our appartment for the 17th. its the best appartment since sliced bread! (hmm not really making sense in that context but hey! you know when i first heard that saying, i thought it was the best thing since light spread. i was a bit confused. but really, sliced bread`s not all that good either. i mean how lazy are people becoming if they think that an invention that saves them exerting a tiny bit of energy to cut bread is the height of the scale on which to compare superlatives.) anyway, so this appartment is pretty damn good.

but i really feel at home in helen and olivier`s appartment. helen has become like a mum to us and olivier is our really lovely little bro. i have developed a slight crush on the older brother who doesnt live here, who happens to be the best looking thing since sliced bread (ok i admit it i find sliced bread good looking) and hes very sweet and likes the same sort of music as me. the only problem is he really doesnt speak english. we are going out tomorrow so it will be very interesting. and helen has no idea so its really rather strange.

i miss sydney and all my friends so much. we have met some really great people here but none of them compare to you. luckily i will be seeing one of my best friends very soon and the other a little bit later but also very soon!

Lyon is really beautiful. im so glad i chose it. its historical, its interesting, its breathtaking, its friendly, its not to big, not to small- just right really. Cant wait to share it with you (in order of appearance)-aimster, dad, mon, mum/ben/sani.. and its amazing how much everyone loves us here. people think we`re so cute with our funny accents and they are so excited when we say we`re aussie (re: aforementioned preoccupation with oz and cheesy aussie pubs. i have been asked many times if all the pubs are like that to which i respond depending on my mood either no way or yes, we are also obsessed with cliched tacky aussie paraphenalia. Jamie likes to introduce himself to people as michel and then says his last name is patisserie. it is losing its humour very fast.)

&nbs p;