What to do? What to do?

I'd like to give a huge shoutout to the Frenchie who left a used, full diaper smack-dab in the middle of the street on Saturday night. Merci!

Also, today I am so nervous about money that I could definitely throw up.

I don't have a plane ticket home to the States yet because hello? planning nine months in advance is a little too much for me and now every ticket home is around the 1000 dollar mark and I have a mini heart attack whenever I go onto Orbitz or Travelocity or kayak. Questions to consider: should I fly Paris to New York since that's the cheaper option and then stay in New York for a few days, say hi to my peeps, volunteer at God's Love, and then go home? Or should I pay 400 more to fly straight to Detroit? Or should I fly to New York for the cheaper price, get a Spirit Airlines flight to Detroit for the same day and not say hi to anyone or do anything cool in that city that I love? Also, how many days afte rmy contract expires should I bounce out of France? Also, are there any jobs anywhere that I can do? Also, why are my two pinky toenails split in two?

Clearly I want to get home to ma famille, mes amis, l'eglise and my life back in Michigan. CLEARLY. I am so homesick right now I could just... eat chocolate (In about 3 minutes I'm going to go eat a chocolate-covered madeleine... No, not you, Madeleine - its a baked good). But if flying to New York is the more economically-savvy option, then should I fly there? And if I'm in New York and I don't know when I'll be back in New York, shouldn't I stay there for a few days? I think I know enough people to have that fun thing known as Free Housing while I'm around town which would be great but, let's also be honest, I wont have a penny to spend inside the World's Most Expensive City. Ok, I'll walk everywhere. Brooklyn to Manhattan? No problem. Do I want to go to a bar? I'll... flirt my way in? Toss my way-too short hair back and get a drink? Umm... yeah. See, that all sounds fun.

So yeah, this Homesick Emily who Really Wants to See New York Again isn't so sure what to do.

More on that later! Chocolate time!