Lac Kier and the Bolshoi Ballet

Since this past weekend the weather has been BEAUTIFUL! We have had sunshine and temperatures in the 50s! I was hoping that this was a sign that spring was here to say but after watching the weather I found out that the clouds will return and temperatures will probably go back down in the 30s and 40s by the end of this weekend. However, since it was beautiful this weekend we decided to take advantage of it and on Saturday, we went to Lac Kier which is this huge lake with a path around it that people walk, run or bike on!
Getting to the lake is a bit complicated because the main buses don't go right to it. So Emily and I decided to take a bus to Caroline's house and walk from there. From her house it's about a 30 minute walk to the lake, but it's down this beautiful canal that you can see in the first picture up at the top. Then once we finally got to the lake (which is in the picture to your right) we walked around it which is about 4km, and then walked the 30 minutes back.
The lake is probably my new favorite place in Dijon because 1) it's SO beautiful, 2) I can run there without people looking at me funny - because apparently French people do not just run on the streets here, and 3) it reminds me of home because it looks almost exactly like Greenlake in Seattle! We also figured that when it is nice we can go do homework there on the grass and have picnics - so now the weather just needs to hurry up and warm up!
On Sunday, I went with my host mom and two host sisters to see the Bolshoi Ballet perform Don Quixote. The Bolshoi Ballet streams there performances to different cinemas around Europe so that everyone has the chance to see their performances at a reasonable price. It's similar to what the Metropolitan Opera does in the US. It was probably one of the most amazing ballets I have ever seen performed which seems a bit ridiculous since I saw it in a movie theater. But they make you feel like you are part of it with a camera on the lobby, different scenes of Moscow, and then a camera on in the main hall. In some ways it was even better than going to see it live because we got to see the dancers warming up backstage and when they film it they do close-ups on the dancers so you can see their expressions and you can see everything they do so much better! It was an amazing experience and I was so happy I got to see it!
My last bit of news is that I have finally booked everything for our 2 week long spring break! I will be spending the first part with some friends from here in Barcelona, and then the second part with my friend Danielle from Seattle in Athens and Santorini! Needless to say I CAN'T WAIT! All of those places should be warm and Santorini has excellent beaches!
That's about all the news from the other side of the world! A bientot!