Everything is peachy, though. I am visiting Paris tomorrow for the day with some pals. H&M, Zara, Sephora anyone? It's nice to live a train ride away. Two friends from my Paris 2006 program live in Paris now and are both married to French men, so I plan to visit them someday soon.
I received my emploi du temps today (weekly schedule). High school classes are 55 minutes each and I work 12 hours per week on average (it will vary a little each week). I think my schedule turned out very well:
Monday:
11:00-12:00
1:30 -- 3:30
Tuesday:
9:00 -- 12:00
12:00 -- 1:00 every other week
3:30 -- 5:30
Wednesday:
LIBRE! No class!
Thursday:
8:00 -- 10:00
Friday:
8:00 -- 9:00
10:00 -- 11:00
Everyone has lunchtime off every day (so I'm sure sure about that lunchtime Tuesday class). It's nice to walk home and be cooking lunch within minutes. There is also a cantine at the school which serves lunch and dinner for something like 2€ per meal. And I hear the food is not (at all) your typical American lunchroom food. I think my roommates and I will eat there later this week.
We visited an enormous grocery store last night called Auchan. It was very overwelming. I purchased a large bag of zucchinis and a sack of brussels sprouts, among other grocery items. I had never tried b-sprouts, but it turns out that I find them very, very tasty. Lunch today:
Choux de bruxelles, courgettes, et pommes de terre (potatoes) with bread (and butter). Where's the protein? (I burned the potatoes.)
There was also a strike today. This is normal. Only 4 students showed up for one of my classes because of the strike.
Cafe et coca in "Downtown" Chauny
I had to. This is 1/2 block from where I live. To the right is the post office.
Outside the Centre Pompidou
Art
Modern cube art
Collage for Jordan
Museum evening
Mostly all is well. I had good luck today at the bank-- I had to talk to someone there because my online account was blocked and I needed to deposit some money. I was scared to go in and try to explain all that in French, but it worked. The nice lady unblocked my account and helped me use the ATM. You stick your cash in and the machine counts it. No envelope needed! She asked if ATMS are different where I'm from because I must have seemed delighted by the technology. It was very easy and the French people I've met so far have all been very helpful. It's probably because my French is so bad. But one of the English teachers called me fluent and said my style and gestures were very French. !
Goodnight. I need sleep for Paris tomorrow!
1 comment:
Tu as de la chance de visiter Paris un deuxieme fois!!! Je suis tellement jalouse et j'aime bien ton emploi d. t. You are so mignonne it hurts! Please stay as happy as you are now!! I'm getting my French bilingual teaching certificate..maybe I will track you down and co-teach with you for a day ;)
bonne nuit :) Reposes-toi bien mon petit b. sprout!
XO
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