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Today's my 4th day back to France, almost fully settled in and adjusted.  The most unpleasant aspect so far has been the weather.  Spoiled by the heat in Singapore and absolutely gorgeous weather in California, I find the 15 degree Celsius cloudy and rainy days here less than pleasant.  I heard that just last week it was beautiful, so I'm expecting it to turn soon.

Another adjustment is the transportation; it's back to driving again, no more taxis.  Since my car gathered leaves in the forest for the past four months, the battery died and I've been dealing with it.  After repeated jump starts I started to suspect that the battery died permanently since it wasn't charging.  But after running it for almost an hour yesterday, I managed to start it this morning to catch my 8:30 class without bothering folks for a jump.  I'm hoping that it keeps up and spares me the expense. 

My mood so far has been a bit down.  Perhaps it's the combination of jet lag and gloomy weather.  In some ways my return has felt like a let down after the highs I experienced the past few weeks on the two other continents.  But classes have been in full swing and the social gatherings are about to pick up.  I'm certain my mood will as well.