Je suis en France mes amis
Bonjour mes amis!
Pardon my typing AND my english. 1) I am working on a frnech keyboard and the letters are all mixed up. 2) I have been using french so often my english is weakening: THIS IS A GOOD THING! I am proud of myself because my number one goal for this trip was to use my french on a regular basis, especially with the locals. So I will give you my update before I delve into how AMAZING this place is… We arrived in Pqris around 8 30 in the morning. Charles de Gaulle airport was a ghosttown. We then had a 4 hour bus ride to our host town, Cherbourg. Cherbourg is a port city in Normandy. We are walking distance to the English channel. The weather is cloudy, cold, and damp. Unfortunately some people from the group assumed it would be much warmer and sunnier and packed shorts and dresses. Let that be a leçon. GOOGLE THE WEATHER! I didnt pack any sweaters so I may venture out to find two along with the gal who only brought sun dresses! It is scenic here; very quaint with cobblestone alleys,window box gardens, and bakeries. I really dont care about all the pastries I will be eating because we will be walking alot. After we got nestled into our rooms which by the way are LAVISH! Everyone has their own kitchenette,bathroom/shower/huge closet/desk/two sidetables/ and bed complete with BODY PILLOWS! I thought I may have to to do a bit of cleaning but it was spick spock neat and tidy. My windows open up to the Courtyard of the IUT*school we are staying at*; by the way this place is trés old because it is the hospital Napolean had built for his army. Anywhoo, we went to the market which is a french version of Super Walmart because you can buy cheese,toilet paper, laxn furniture, and plants ALL in one place! The food is resonble priced- I bought a big loaf od bread,cheese sampler,orange juice,salami, a small portion of pasta salad, and five apples for under €15. Afterwards we walked around town and met up with Brittanys French family. They were wonderful and very eager to use their French. So far, my favorite part about this city is the people- how we share the eagerness to use each others language. After meeting Brits friends were wandered around school and found a party. I only remember about 3 names, I think it was Ben who said “I love English I want to speak it often!” Brittany,Maty, and I dominated that fete:. I made my way up to the DJ booth with my iPod and played some Britney Spears,Hot Chip,Rod Lee, etc. and they loved it! At one point someone put an orange safety cone on their head and then some random dog was there?! All in all, Le Fun is having Le Fun, especially for being awake for 30 something hours! C’est fou! Mes amis I must go now- I am using the computer at the school where classes will be held- 30 minute walk from our apartments. Hopefully I cqn update every other dqy. AND hopefully I can upload pictures and video.
à tout à l’heure