Sunday, September 21, 2008

Three-ish weeks

So!! i havent updated in awhile because i didnt think anyone read it. Buuut aperantly some people and by some i mean two lol read it! so what the hay, ill update :)
School is long. but it makes the weeks seem shorter. i still really dont like getting home at SIX AT NIGHT. its too late to do anything. but i like my friends. i slept over at Camilles Tuesday nighgt. that was tons of fun. exploding fireplaces and Horton Hears a Who!! i mean, you cant get much better then that! lol
i despise loathe and hate spanish with a burning passion. thats all im going to say about that.
family is still great here. the weather is DEFINATLY getting colder. speaking of cold, i think im catching one.
i havent been to paris yet, but thats okay. i will eventually. probably next weekend.
the grossest thing i have had to eat has been goose liver!!! yeah GOOSE LIVER. hahaha. first they said it was duck. then i got home and found out it was duck liver. THEN nicolas my host brother came home and he told me it was GOOSE. So yeah!! its.. not good. but they say there are many ways to cook it and that way was gross. i might try it again. keyword- MIGHT.
my french is improving. its going really slow because everyone speaks to me in english. so im going to be the one with the least french speaking ability when i meet up with the other exchange students. but ill get it eventually. and by eventually i mean before christmas. thats my goal. im getting tutored and work on a book during class.
i miss homecoming and ill miss my junior prom :/
im not terribly homesick yet. but its still there. uhm, yeah? i think thats about it. i have pictures on my facebook. i havent yet figured out how to do whole albums or w.e. here!
Bisous- Victoria

Thursday, September 4, 2008

update

Heyy!
School is getting better. i have some friends and they tell me what the heck is going on. lol. I had my first meeting with the rotary club. i loved it!! i had sooo much fun. they were soooo nice. some knew english. one of the guys son is in my class. and hes one that actually had helped me fill out a paper and i didnt even know that his dad was actually a rotarian. lol. this whole trip is really a rollercoaster of emotions. and i was warned. right now im pretty happy. tomorrow is friday!! im going to lille for the weekend with the host fam. . that should be fun. im starting to really miss my family. but during the day i have school and homework and other stuff so it keeps me distracted :) so, yeah. yay france!!!

Monday, September 1, 2008

First post!! Culture!

Guys!! Im here!! In beautiful France!
The flight was soo long! I still have jetlag! Im soo tired. My first day of school was today..Im still breathing. Assume what you like... lol. anyways! culture! Their food really is different. Ive had something new everyday except for my breakfast, which is Cheerios! :) They do that whole kissing cheek thing. Im getting used to it. My school day is soooo long. 8:40-5:35. Im exhausted and it was two hours shorter today because it was the first day. uuugghh. The teachers move classrooms. And when they enter you stand up and they tell you when to sit... I wonder if they wouls ever mqke you stay standing for the fun of it.. lol. jk. Wednesdays are half days. Thank god. Oh, you take your shoes off right when you enter and even stepping outside you put shoes on. ( but i think thats a swedish thing, not french). I was keeping a list in my head of culture, and i just forgot it all.. they wear a lot of flats.. lol. The architechture is really really old. I LOVE it. The cars are really tiny. and they like park on a sidewalk. they drive up the curb ( i wonder how long thier tires last..). They say hello to everyone they pass on the street. I havent seen football anywhere. Only soccer. Their keyboards are even different. They eat bread with EVERYTHING. Its good. They walk to the bakery pretty much every single day. Sometimes twice. They drink wine with meals. I took my first public transportation today!! haha. Ill do more laterr if i tihnk of some! enjoy! wish me luck!! au revior