Oh, oh those summer nights!

1 octobre 2007

Sitting in my window the other day, I had the pleasure of hearing some one's radio. The Grease medley came on and I almost fell out laughing. I didn't know it was such a big hit here.

Last week was friggin' cold, and now it's the first of October. Everyday last week was overcast or rainy, and never over 55°F. Fortunately I only got caught in the rain once, Friday while walking home from the tram. but a little while later I went out and bought a parapluie.

I've had a couple of requests to describe my daily life and routine, so here you go people. I get up a different time each day, depending on when my first class is, and whether or not I'm going to wash my hair. This means I wake up between 7h and 9h30, unless it's the weekend. For breakfast each morning I eat two or three pieces of toast (toasted right on the burner), and either a croissant or a pain au chocolat. I leave 45 minutes before my first class. Once or twice a week I will go with Dee and Kay. When I do we talk and laugh and such on the way. I really don't mind when I have o go alone though. It gives me thinking time, and time with my music. Although I don't walk through the streets singing, the world is a different place with a soundtrack. So then I get on the tram and stay on for about 20 minutes, then there's a quick walk to the fac de lettres. After my first class I go to lunch, almost always at Le Forum, which is a university restaurant (cafeteria). Half the time I eat with Kay and Dee, the other times I eat with some of the girls from my class. Thursday I go to the computer lab because I've yet to break my internet addiction. But I also email people and type up these posts for you wonderful people. Mondays I also go to the computer lab, so if you want to email me, know that I can respond Monday and Thursday afternoons, or mornings in the states. (After note: I've found a way to go to the computer lab practically every weekday.)

On Monday I'm also on food duty. Dee and Kay have class 1h30 - 3h30, then 3h30 - 5h, and we all have cinema from 5 - 8. But I only have class from 1h30 - 3h. Then I go to the computer lab until it closes at 4h20. Then I go down to the scrumdidliuptious Fournil d'Or (aka Le cafè) and buy us some food so we don't die of hunger during our three hours of cinema. After classes each day...I go home! Not really very exciting. I do, however, have to actually make something for dinner each night. Sometimes Kay or Dee will feed me, sometimes I feed them. But I'm trying to get into the habit of making a full meal each night. My first week I pretty much had single subject meals. For example, pasta, or rice, or a cordon bleu. I'm determined to learn how to cook while I'm here. Although it's cheaper to eat crap in the states. I'm also getting very good at washing dishes while making dinner, and right after I finish. I try to spend some time each night doing homework and cleaning a little. Having a small apartment makes that easier. If I'm not hanging out with Kay, Dee, or JP I try to listen to the French news radio station, or read a newspaper or book in French.

So that's my life. Oh yeah, I do spend quite some time sitting in my window, listening to music, singing, or doing homework or writing. And of course watching people. Weekends vary greatly so I won't describe them generally. I will describe this past weekend.

Friday night we were sick of cooking and feeling adventurous. So for dinner we went to Le Madras; a cozy little Indian restaurant. It was fun, and pretty good. I didn't really like my second dish (poulet massala), but everything else I did (samosa, pakora, and rice), which kind of surprised me. For dessert Dee got Halva, which tastes a lot like cornbread, but it's orange and comes with 'feuille d'argent', which the waitress said was good for your circulation. Feuille d'argent is silver leaf. As in...there was waht appeared to be aluminum foil on top of her halva. We questioned it for a few minutes, then when she came by Dee asked if she was supposed to eat it. She told us...like I said before, it's feuille d'argent, and it's good for your circulation. Don't worry, it's not aluminum.

So Dee made herself a grill with it, and Kay and I both ate a little bit to get our blood running. We laughed for about five minutes straight.

Friday night was an early night though...Samedi we were going on a free trip, thanks to the SRI.