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.
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damnit I just typed you a long comment in reply to this and it erased all of it!!!
ReplyDeleteI forgot to tell you about the ring, but oh well. not a problem.
I'm glad you're having fun!! have you met Kate from Milligan? she's a sweetie. and I can't wait for you to meet Monica!!! =)
Did steve each you the hand flip??? ha ha. and did he make you go around the table and say, "leave me in peace"?
What room are you in? and what floor!
Steve's driving is miserable isn't it? Just wait until you ride with Pia. She can B-E aggressive!
Ask steve about his past life as an attack sheep!!! and she him my love please!
It cracks me up that you peed in the english channel. =)
I love it that just last week you were bragging to me that you don't get sick on planes. Welcome to it, girl. We Meltons are poor travelers. Also very very glad you have your beach hat. I can't wait to see pictures of you wearing it on the beach, as opposed to Meijer.
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