Some light at the end of the tunnel?

Here are some good news! Anin came back to school monday afternoon and tuesday evening for our Cultural night and it was so great to have him back with us! I'm sure he'll come up with some crazy questions during our TP presentation on May 11 ;) Other than that my I-20 (for my F1 visa) is on its way to Strasbourg. I should receive it tomorrow afternoon (it's in Paris right now, god bless FedEx) which means that I won't have to travel back to France twice in August (only once for my defense) as I should be able to have both my F1 and J1 visa done during my interview at the US Embassy in May. Saving some precious $$$$ here ;) Oh yeah, for those I haven't talked to recently, I'm going for a PhD in Aerospace Engineering at Georgia Tech in Atlanta, GA. It took me months to make a decision and even if I doubt that I'll enjoy Atlanta, I think I'll have a great time as far as school is concerned. So the adventure continues but on the East coast this time... and alone. However, I'm sure I'll end up on a flight to Portland, OR from time to time ;) There is nothing like the Pacific Ocean and a Fat Tire at Fox and Firkins or Squirels with some good friends!
As far as ISU is concerned, this is the usual crazy pace. Nights are getting shorter as our Team Project deadline is getting closer. Also this week we have one of our classmate's daughter at school with us. This is so cool to have a 5 years old girl running everywhere, laughing and making drawings in the computer lab! The whole team spirits have improved so much since she's with us. After all we are just a bunch of (big) kids (you should have seen the parking lot this morning after the cultural night)! We should have kids at school with us everyday!
Finally I'm leaving friday in the early early morning for Nantes (French west coast). If I don't fall asleep on the way (900 km of driving - about 560 miles) and boost a bit (still have some points on my driving licence!) I may be able to surprise my sister in front of her school on friday afternoon ;) This is going to be my last week-end with her, my dad and grand-parents before I leave for the US. Looking forward to some good time (some sleep finally!!!), sailing and crepes!!!