First Day of Classes

So its been two days since I've updated and a bunch of stuff happened since then. Yesterday, Lisa (roommate) and I went to the beach by ourselves. It was very relaxing and I actually got a little tan going on. Ouaiiii! After baking in the sun for approximately two hours or so we decided to try out the ocean. I have never been in waves quite as large as these so it made a simple dip a little more exciting. The weather is beautiful all the time here. I haven't seen a rain cloud or any weather resembling Buffalo or Clinton in September.

Today was my first day of classes and I don't think I have ever been more mentally exhausted. Writing on this blog is pretty much the first time I could think/speak in English today. My group (consisting of Kylie, Alden, and 5 or 6 others) had "la classe de francais" for 2 hours, then "coversation" for another hour. After lunch, we had another hour of this "assistant" talking about cultural celebrations of the area. Interesting, but, after everything else, in a warm dark room, I felt myself starting to drift off. I looked over at Alden at one point and she had her sunglasses down and was taking a little nappy. Caught ya Alden!

After THAT we all had a meeting with Cheryl Morgan about some random things like if we all wanted to go to a certain movie, and what we need for that stupid Carte de Sejour. From what I gathered, we are also putting on a little sketch for our host families in the near future so I of course volunteered my juggling services amongst the singers and dancers. Greeaaaatttt. hahaha

I also got a phone and some sort of pay-as-you-go plan for 50 euros. I am just waiving my money goodbye already.

I said in my last post that my host family supposedly had two small children and that they were staying somewhere else while we stayed in their room. Yeah, that wasn't right at all. Yesterday for "la dejuner" (lunch) here strolls in a 30-something woman and a little girl about 3. We both looked at each other like...whaaaat? Our host mother and father are actually grandparents and have 1 or 2 children that are "plus age" (older) and THEY have children as well. So both of us pretty much failed on that family detail. I am going to say though, this little girl, and the vast majority of little French children are the cutest things in the world. Literally, their little voices when they speak french is "trop mignone!" Too cute!

Now, I'm planning on taking a little nap and eating a nice french dinner. I haven't even commented on the food/drink yet, but that should be a post in and of itself.

A bientot!