A few updates.

First, and I can say I did it! I entirely fixed my bike! It's been almost 6months that I wasn't using it anymore (I briefly fixed the old one but it ended up breaking both breaks so I was only walking for a long while). Following advices from the internet and from friends, I changed both break pads, break wires, both inner tubes and the seat! It's all brand new and it's working!

Before 30 I learnt how and fixed my bike! I've asked my dad to teach me the same thing on cars for a long time, but it takes a lot longer and we never found the time to do it for now.

Second, I just wanted to update some of you about the ending of the French elections. François Hollande (left-hand party, socialist) has been elected president. He took is functions on the 15th of May. He has nominated a left-hand government, but they shouldn't settle too much as the legislative elections are in June, to elect the National Assembly.

Third, and to continue on the creative path I've been trying to follow since February, Greg and I were official photographers at a wedding on the 5th of May. It was tiring (from 8:30 am to 4pm), my fingers were sore from continuously carrying the camera, flash, tripod and lenses everywhere. We took 2,400 pictures in total and that was quite and experience! We are not entirely satisfied with the work we've done, as are the newly weds. A few moments were very brief and mostly in a dark room, but we got a bunch of really good shots. We learn by trying, so now we'll be better for the next one (by the way, do you know anyone for the next one?).

And this wedding allowed me to score one more "before 30 thing": take a limo. The newly weds have booked a limo for the bride to ride the few hundred meters from her hotel to the restaurant, and then to drive them home. Because they wanted us to take pictures of them in the limo, we jumped in there! So here we were, visiting Toronto on a busy sunny Saturday afternoon with a loving couple.

Speaking of work, the work permit I was planning in applying for Canada is "sold out" so even if I have already sent a couple of job applications, I need to figure out something. It won't even be my B plan, I think I'm already reaching the E or F one... I won't stay steady, I have a couple of ideas in mind.

I've also been back into training and practicing sport. A knee sleeve, a few stretches and muscle exercices from my physiotherapist apparently helped, since I was able to fully run a 10K. I was a bit disappointed as my Nike GPS is a few hundred meters off and gave me incredibly good results during the run, and I discovered on the finish line that I run the 10K in 52min (my goal was to be below 50min). I haven't trained much and my knee still hurt at Km 7, but I should have been able to run it faster.

Since my knee hasn't entirely recovered and that I understood I need to change my way of running, Greg and I bought these so uncommon Vibram FiveFingers "shoes". We wore them for hiking 3 days in a row this week-end, and they really feel great! You're like a mix between Frodo, Spiderman and Avatar!! I love walking barefoot at home, and these shoes allow me to go barefoot on any surface!

My new goal is to learn to run in these and be able to run the 6K in Paris in September (La Parisienne). I'm still looking for a girl friend to join me!! (sorry guys, this is a female-only run!).

And finally, I experienced for real a north-american sport. It's like this sport that you see in every movie (no, not american football) but that you don't understand the rules (I don't understand the rules of american football anyway), nor why this guy in particular is a national star, while it's a team game... Anyway, we tried baseball... well, not exactly, we played Softball. Explanation for the newbie: this is the baseball rules, on a baseball field, with a baseball bat and a big baseball glove, a bigger (still tough) ball and a few softer rules (since I'm not sure of the rules for neither of them, I encourage that we both google them).

So far I can hit the ball... once every 5 to 10 pitch, and I can catch the ball when it's on the floor... My friends signed me up for a beginner league!!

THE 12 inches glove with the huge, tough ball.