I wasn't going to update tonight because I'm tired but I know if I don't stay on top of it that I'll end up never updating. It was the same way with my journal is Russia. I eventually had so much to write that it wasn't worth forcing myself to remember all the small details.
Sasha and I went to bed early last night. She had class today and I was just figuring I should start the week off the right way so I wouldn't be exhausted the whole time. I think I got up around 10:30; not bad for a day that I could have slept away. I checked facebook to find that Julie, one of the girls in our group, is so sick that she actually thought she'd have to go to the hospital. Turns out it's a stomach virus so she was given some meds at the doctor. I hope I don't get sick enough to feel like I need the hospital...keeping my fingers crossed.
I took the metro for the first time by myself to meet Anna at the ISA office. It wasn't scary at all, but definitely a success. I'm blessed in the way that I can read maps and figure out directions quite easily, some others are struggling a bit. At ISA they only had one of my text books but the cool thing is I rented it for 15 euros from them and I get the money back at the end of the semester when I give it back. I'm kind of glad they didn't have the others because I might want to keep my art book and the novels for the Advanced Critical Thinking course. After, I looked up the school bookstore, which is oddly close to my homestay, the directions weren't hard to figure out at all and we found it very easily. The woman there was really nice and I got the rest of my books for 39 euros! 4 books for 54 euros...or like $75...can't beat that. I still need my French book/grammar book....but hopefully those won't be too much.
After we went by my homestay and then to the bank to meet Sasha. While we were waiting we checked out monoprix so I could get a planner and notebooks then Mac & Sephora. Make up is expensive here; I'm glad I bought some extras at home. After we were done at the bank for Sasha and the Phone House to get my phone (yay!), we went to lunch at a small place where the guy asked if we were on diets (haha). I got a vegetarian pizza slice that was delicious. At only 7 euros for that and water, I can't complain.
We had planned on going site seeing or finding something else to do but dinner time came quickly. I understood a lot more tonight and tried to at least say Oui and Merci more so that Dany knows that I really am trying. French class starts tomorrow so that'll help so, so, much. We had a salad with beats in it to start for dinner tonight and I usually hate beats, but I decided to try it anyway and actually really liked it. I'm going to attempt to try as much as I can while I'm here because this is my chance. Pineapple was dessert. Absolutely amazing. After dinner Sasha was talking about dance some and I decided that I really do want to take a class if I can. I haven't danced in years, but I keep saying I should go back. I'm sure it'll be hard at first, but anything that's worth it probably isn't easy at first. My hips haven't bothered me much at all here, which is shocking, and I don't want to push it too hard, but at the same time I've always said I wouldn't let the pre-lupis stop me from anything.
Tomorrow starts classes. French from 12:30-13:30 & Advanced Critical Thinking 2 from 13:30-16:30. Long afternoon of classes but I'm glad to have a regular schedule starting. Overall today has been extremely productive and I'm pretty much ready to pass out.
Au Revoir Mes Amis <3
No comments:
Post a Comment