I should really be in class...

Alright y'all, there's one thing about french school I'm starting to enjoy more and more. NO. SUBS. Yeah, my philosophy class is totally cancelled this week! Though, honestly I'm not sure what I would do in there, beside write this on paper... It's been a pretty easy week so far, monday was a good day, and tuesday I finished at noon cause of philo. Today, I will have 2 hours of class. Not bad, it's ALMOST as little as how much class I had at Turner! But alas, there is one downfall. You have no idea class is canceled until you get to the door... which means there is still no way you can sleep in, or lay on the floor in the fetal position because you still have no idea why you ended up in a foreign country. But hey! I don't have philosophy today!

In Response to Ryan!

Yes, I have. I didn't know at the time what I was going to see, I just knew we were going to the beach, and then I saw the sign. It's a really pretty area, with apple orchards and small towns along the coast filled with memorials and museums for tourists. I didn't get to visit the actual Omaha beach, but I went to the cemetery adjacent beaches. The cemetery itself is extremely impressive, and I kinda felt a little closer to home knowing that it's real American soil! 

Here's a few pics for y'all.

Aujourd'hui

Today was a good day, that's for sure. I started off with my new usual tartines avec nutella, and a good hour late waking up. It's cool though, my PE coach totally understood. I mean if anything I'm the one who's disappointed to miss an hour of rock climbing for my first class on Mondays. Anyway, my main point for this post is that today was special. Today was a day for many firsts, so here we go. 

1. First time I bought bread by myself

2. First time I knew what the professor was talking about

3. First time to have a french cappuccino 

4. First time to use a communal bathroom

5. First time to make a french chocolate cake

So, it's safe to say that my exchange is going well! I'm enjoying myself, laughing at my mistakes in the french language (guess who was place as a complete beginner in their french grammar class after 3 years of high school french!?), making some good friends food, and better friends. 

P.S. It was however today, not the first time that...

...the hallways have smelled like ribbon candy.

C'est très Normandy

I don't know if you guys have heard, but it rains a lot in Normandy. I mean, A LOT. 

So I just finished mowing the lawn, not too bad, c'est ne pas trop difficile... But just in time, as now, it's raining! Normally, this wouldn't be a problem i.e. in Texas, you know if it's going rain. Here in Caen, it just rains. Take for example Wednesday, the morning was beautiful, and I knew it was going to be semi-chilly so I brought my shirt-like hoodie. Well, as soon as I walk outside to go home, BOOM, rain. Now, don't get me wrong I definitely enjoy a good thunderstorm (from the safety of the inside of course), but here, there isn't any lightning! It's just plain rain! 


I'm cold. 


Oh and yes, I did get home completely drenched... 

lunch

Moroccan food for lunch, so good.

Finally.

Primiere entrée: Alright, well it's about damn time I stated my blog from France, it's been a month already! So I'l tell y'all how it's going with an analogy: the other day i bought some colored pens so I could take neat and tidy notes like tall the other students here, now, all of my doodles are in RGB… Honestly, as I'm writing this i'm in my SES class taking a test over things I know nothing about. School here is different, way different, like WAY different. My schedule is pretty whack, if i do say so myself. Today I'll have three hours of class, not by my own accord, though I'm not complaining. My speciality: Anglais teacher is partaking in the national sport, which happens to be growing on me, striking! Yeah, they LOVE this stuff! I mean yesterday, when I was eating my sandwich atop the towns castle, I watched at least three thousand people walking the streets to demonstrate their desire to not work! It's quite a riot (PUN INTENDED).