There are five girls here from a school in Canada, and I promised that I would include them in my next blog title.
I just swam in the English channel for about an hour. It was freezing, but a ton of fun. "Operation: Don't Get Fat" is going well. I am only drinking water, and the occasional coffee, and running every day. Today, we got quite a bit of homework in class, but it's nothing that I can't handle, of course.
I am getting my bronze on almost every single day. I am going to be so dark when I get back. I called Fabienne today, and she cried when I told her I was coming to see her. It was nice. This weekend, we're going to some viking museum and the William the Conqueror's castle. I'll take plenty of pictures for Zack and try to find him a nice t-shirt or something.
I'm sick of thinking in English, so I'm going to return to the French-speaking world.
Au Revoir!
P.s. Steve hasn't really said anything funny lately, but he continues to bark at my group.
P.p.s. I have two teachers at the university. The first was wonderful. The second doesn't shave her armpits and wears a lot of tank tops. It's awesome.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Monday, June 28, 2010
Cultivating my French garden.
I have been in France for three days now. The first day was a bit overwhelming. I waited at the airport in Paris for three hours for someone to come get me and got sick on all of my three flights. Steve, the director of my program, is a terrible driver, so I got even sicker on the way to Normandy.
Right now, there are only seven of us here. Two have been here for three weeks, and the rest of us arrived Saturday. There is a group of six in Paris right now. They get back tonight, so we'll finally meet them tomorrow. I'm getting along with everyone really well. Four of us spent four hours at the beach today lying in the sun and getting to know each other. I think we could all be total BFF's.
Today was our first day of class. We have two professors at the University of Caen. One is absolutely awesome. She's a ton of fun and makes class really interesting. The other has a really thick accent and is really hard to understand.
This blog is going to contain all of the funny things that Steve says to us. Yesterday during the first of six orientation sessions, he spent 20 minutes talking about how we need to cultivate our French gardens. Every time we ask a question about something, the response is always "We'll cover that in 4A." We cannot wait to hear everything in 4A. In another session yesterday, he taught us how to reject the advances of aggressive French men. During the session, he turned extremely girly in showing us, and then barked at me. Steve is my new favorite person.
I'm doing very well in France. I picked my French back up almost instantly when we got here. It's like I never left. :) We have to speak all French from the end of breakfast to the end of dinner, then we can speak whatever language we choose. There's not much to do in this tiny town of Franceville, but there's a beach, so I'm totally getting my bronze on. I'm still feeling a little jetlag, so I haven't started running yet. BUT tomorrow I will commence the "don't get fat" plan. It's going to be hard because French food is so wonderful, but with the help of Steve and my girls, I think it can be done.
I'm done for now - I have to go clip my fingernails. Enjoy the United States for me. I'll be back before you know it.
Breezey
P.s. I forgot to mention the mirrors in my room. If Lord Voldemort had a decorating business, these would be his top sellers.
P.p.s. Also - I peed in the English Channel today while wearing a big, floppy beach hat.
Right now, there are only seven of us here. Two have been here for three weeks, and the rest of us arrived Saturday. There is a group of six in Paris right now. They get back tonight, so we'll finally meet them tomorrow. I'm getting along with everyone really well. Four of us spent four hours at the beach today lying in the sun and getting to know each other. I think we could all be total BFF's.
Today was our first day of class. We have two professors at the University of Caen. One is absolutely awesome. She's a ton of fun and makes class really interesting. The other has a really thick accent and is really hard to understand.
This blog is going to contain all of the funny things that Steve says to us. Yesterday during the first of six orientation sessions, he spent 20 minutes talking about how we need to cultivate our French gardens. Every time we ask a question about something, the response is always "We'll cover that in 4A." We cannot wait to hear everything in 4A. In another session yesterday, he taught us how to reject the advances of aggressive French men. During the session, he turned extremely girly in showing us, and then barked at me. Steve is my new favorite person.
I'm doing very well in France. I picked my French back up almost instantly when we got here. It's like I never left. :) We have to speak all French from the end of breakfast to the end of dinner, then we can speak whatever language we choose. There's not much to do in this tiny town of Franceville, but there's a beach, so I'm totally getting my bronze on. I'm still feeling a little jetlag, so I haven't started running yet. BUT tomorrow I will commence the "don't get fat" plan. It's going to be hard because French food is so wonderful, but with the help of Steve and my girls, I think it can be done.
I'm done for now - I have to go clip my fingernails. Enjoy the United States for me. I'll be back before you know it.
Breezey
P.s. I forgot to mention the mirrors in my room. If Lord Voldemort had a decorating business, these would be his top sellers.
P.p.s. Also - I peed in the English Channel today while wearing a big, floppy beach hat.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Leaving for Paris
Today is Wednesday. This afternoon, I'm going swimming with my boyfriend. Tomorrow he and I are going to the zoo with my whole family. Friday morning, I'm going to get on a plane. A plane that will eventually take me to a few other planes. One of which will take me to Paris.
I will be spending the rest of my summer in Franceville-Merville, France. I'll be taking a few classes and getting college credit for it. But, more importantly, I will be spending 46 days in my favorite country, speaking my favorite language. While I am there, I will probably gain weight, meet some more incredible people, and visit my two favorite French(wo)men - Fabienne Touarin and Amandine Lustrement. I will have little internet access, but I will try to keep everyone updated through this blog (that as of right now, two people know about).
I hope everyone has a fabulous summer.
Love, Brianna
I will be spending the rest of my summer in Franceville-Merville, France. I'll be taking a few classes and getting college credit for it. But, more importantly, I will be spending 46 days in my favorite country, speaking my favorite language. While I am there, I will probably gain weight, meet some more incredible people, and visit my two favorite French(wo)men - Fabienne Touarin and Amandine Lustrement. I will have little internet access, but I will try to keep everyone updated through this blog (that as of right now, two people know about).
I hope everyone has a fabulous summer.
Love, Brianna
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