I had a great trip to the Luberon region last weekend. The area up there is just beautiful. I don't get out of the city much, so it's always great to get out into the country. We went to 3 different villages that dated back to the middle ages. We ate lunch on top of a huge hill with an old castle in it that overlooked the whole valley. Off the distance you could see the Alps. I've made friends with a group of Swedish students and have been hanging out with them a lot. On Saturday Roecker and I went went some of them to see a movie. Luckily, it was in English and French subtitles. We saw Cloud Atlas. It was pretty long and extremely confusing. When it ended, all of us were wondering what is was all about. I did well on all my midterms, they weren't too difficult. The weather is finally improving enough to wear just a T shirt. I registered for the semi-marathon her in Aix in May. Roecker and I have been training for a bit, getting ready for it. On Friday, I'm going with my class to Les Milles, a transit camp for Jews and other undesirables during World War Two. That should be exciting. I will definitely have pictures from that to put up.

Luberon region

 Village down in the valley

 Village graveyard

 Friday market

 Looking across the valley

 Authentic French lunch

 Remains of old castle

 Red clay village of Roussillon

 Memorial to the dead of both World Wars