Oh, Paris. I’m melancholy. Has it really been almost two weeks since I arrived and is my trip really coming to a close? A few days ago I was homesick something fierce, missing the fam and longing for conversation. The weather is inching toward spring but today it’s colder than it’s been during my trip and raining. It matches my mood, wistful and reflective. I walked around Montmartre listening to Terry Callier and Ray LaMontagne on my iPod. I retreated back to my apartment around 5 p.m. after deciding I’d drank all I wanted from a rainy Sunday.

Tomorrow is for odds and ends — shopping, sitting in a cafe or three and a final dinner at my favorite restaurant. I want to stay relaxed and enjoy my final day in Paris.