Finally! I think I can take a break from well-wishing and farewelling; the last step in one's exchange. For the most part, I haven't been too sad about it because I try to remind myself what a rare opportunity and privilege it was to meet these amazing people and that I know with absolute conviction that I will be seeing them again.Last Friday night, Robbins house was transformed. Matty Clarkson replaced Adriane as my housemate in the ridiculously large back room, bringing two couches and a futon with him. Carl also came with the futon, so I was outnumbered by male house mates 3:1.
Officially dubbed Mama Robbins, what's it like to live with three boys you say? Well these ones have been pretty well-behaved. Besides doing an extra amount of dishwashing, it was nice to have them all around with surprisingly minimal bullying.
And the house was transformed again when our beloved summer abode was decorated with Christmas lights by Katie and Faye for their farewell potluck dinner. Our spread was a tad salad-and-dessert-heavy but we made do and as usual everything was scrumptious.
As a self-confessed foodie, I have to say I enjoy these huge group dinners we've been hosting. From taco night at Matty's place to home-made pizzas, I've been having far too many food babies. Mathieu says I have a second stomach!
So upon Faye's departure, Carl became the second-to-last exchange student left from spring. And then yesterday, we sent Carl on his way after brunch at Juan in a Million which means I'm now the "last man standing", the last of the Mohicans as Gretchen has told me.
Officially dubbed Mama Robbins, what's it like to live with three boys you say? Well these ones have been pretty well-behaved. Besides doing an extra amount of dishwashing, it was nice to have them all around with surprisingly minimal bullying.
And the house was transformed again when our beloved summer abode was decorated with Christmas lights by Katie and Faye for their farewell potluck dinner. Our spread was a tad salad-and-dessert-heavy but we made do and as usual everything was scrumptious.
As a self-confessed foodie, I have to say I enjoy these huge group dinners we've been hosting. From taco night at Matty's place to home-made pizzas, I've been having far too many food babies. Mathieu says I have a second stomach!
So upon Faye's departure, Carl became the second-to-last exchange student left from spring. And then yesterday, we sent Carl on his way after brunch at Juan in a Million which means I'm now the "last man standing", the last of the Mohicans as Gretchen has told me.
I guess I noticed too these past few weeks that my blog has become more introspective as I've made Austin my home. No longer a tourist, no longer an exchange student, no more excited entries about random food encounters!
June and July has mostly been spent trying to escape the Texas heat. And we've been lucky with the amount of rain so exploring the green belt, which is still thankfully green, has been fantastic. Ok! Except that one time I fell down the waterfall and displayed my entire derierre to the lounging sun-bathers. Last weekend we visited Sculpture Falls and chowed down on Texas BBQ at Rudy's afterwards.
And I completely forgot to write about 4th of July weekend. We hosted a BBQ at Matty Clarkson's house Saturday night, and proceeded downtown. I think in those weeks I went out on the town more than I ever have in my entire life. No seriously! Then Sunday, we dragged ourselves to Auditorium Shores to watch the fireworks. It was such a lovely evening!
It's just been wonderful enjoying the outdoors. Fingers crossed someone will be keen to organise a camping trip with me when it cools down a little.
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