Sh*t happens...

Well, it's an international truth that shit happens. Sorry to be so forward about it but it's the honest to god truth. Today, after dropping Kiki off at daycare I was headed to the car wash to clean the Volvo for Daniel & Solveig because they're taking it tonight to the Spring Ball in Geneva and as I was waiting to turn left at a rather difficult intersection I thought I was clear and began to go when I saw someone on a scooter so I stopped but she also stopped, too hard and too fast and the scooter fell over and slid. I had to get to a place to pull off the road and someone had called the police. There was no collision/impact just damage to the scooter. A passerby stopped to make sure the girl on the scooter was OK, thankfully she was and she thankfully spoke english so she helped translate for me a bit. When the police arrived they took our stories and my boss was nearby thankfully and came to help me out after the passerby was sent on her way. Pros: no physical damage to the motorist, or myself or the volvo. The police said it's not really my fault because I stopped and she overcompensated and fell. I hadn't entered her side of the road or anything. My boss was near by and understanding/supportive. Cons: I was scared to have a run in with the police, and worried about what might happen. The outcome as we know it is that I may end up being "partially" responsible for the damage (but it's all covered by insurance) and I ended up spending a good hour and a half standing trying to work out my story in very limited French.

I guess it was only a matter of time. I am just eternally grateful that it was not an actual accident - just a, let's call it an automobile-incident. I can tell you one thing though... I'm never turning left from that intersection again.

In other news I'm still trying to purchase my train tickets for Italy. I thought we had it down until I realized that my entire itinerary had been created on a US site and I can't purchase the ticket from abroad. So then I tried to find another site to purchase it on but alas, no luck... I was going to stop at the Nyon station today and go to information to get the price for my trip and all that today but after the aforementioned incident I didn't really want to go anywhere but home. I am planning to go tomorrow to the station, get the cost and such and then I'll go buy my tickets. I WILL get this done. I MUST! Anyway, tonight I'm babysitting (which is highly unusual for fridays) because my host parents are going to a ball. A real ball. With long dresses, government officials and music. I'm totally jealous. But it's half-business and half-pleasure. Solveig's company is one of the sponsors and it's a benefit ball for paraplegia.

I actually just saw everyone off (since in writing this blog many hours have passed) and they all looked magnificent! It was so cool to see grownups going out to a ball... all dressed up with someplace to go! :D

I feel a little uneasy still, I know crap happens, and there are things like insurance for situations like today but it makes me feel, well dumb. I know it could happen to anyone, but it happened to me! And I hate that.

Anyway, that's about all I have for now in terms of updates. I'll try to write more next week.

Love to all,

Mattie