Getting things ready for China means dealing with two bureacracies - yippee! I am officially fit and well having recently undergone blood tests for everything under the sun, a chest x-ray and an ECG. Phew... Just have to try and get my money back from the French social security system now. All fun and games.

Apart from that, I have been running lots (and getting attacked by a small yappy dog who tore my shorts but fortunately not my leg), climbing a little, swimming in the sea a little and generally not working too hard. Can't be bad. I'll certainly miss it here. My plan is to find some French people in Kunming in order to keep up my French just in case I decide to come back here later.

It was my flatmate, Jess's birthday last week, so I made a cake to celebrate. We also went for a walk to the Ile Ste Lucie, which was nice apart from the biting insects!


Anyway, some more photos for your viewing pleasure.