La Vie Quotidien

Bonjour à tous!  So, here we are in the month of March.  Can you believe it?  I know I can't.  I know I keep saying it, but everything is really starting to blur here.  I thought I was in a routine a few weeks ago, but now I have a true routine; feels great.

Class is good here, although it is very different from the USA, as expected. Besides the fact that everything is taught in French, I spend a lot of time in class per week, but I have like no homework.  Maybe there is something that I'm missing, I don't know.  I'll probably get slapped in the face come first exam.  All of that aside, I like class, although I'm a little intimidated.  I will also say that four hours of philosophy in one day, regardless of what language it's being taught in, is a little much.  Integrating with French students is a little rough, but it is just as I anticipated.  Everyone is nice, it is just about being outgoing and not being afraid to make mistakes.

SO, after my lovely, short week of classes, I decided to join my group of friends at a club in Paris, where Thursday nights are dedicated to ERASMUS (exchange) students.  I knew before going that the last train from Compiègne was at 8:50 pm, and the first one to come back in the morning was at 6:37 am.  Being as I am in France, and my experience is all about trying new things (right?), I decided to go because I would be the first person to say "no thanks" in the US.  The night was fun, I even got an American flag sticker to wear, which made me extremely happy.

La Groupe

Although, after a few hours, the fun started to die down.  Let's be honest, no one wants to spend 6-7 hours in a discotheque, especially with aching feet. Haha.  Anyway, I DID IT! And I slept until 3pm the next day.  So not Amanda.  I don't know if and/or when I may be going again, but that was certainly an event for the scrapbook.


Tomorrow, I have class the entire day, then I'm going to the UTC professor's house to talk in English with his daughters, finally! They are so cute and I'm so excited to be doing some sort of "extracurricular."  After that, there is a Carnaval celebration for Mardi Gras at a bar in Compiègne, so Tuesday is certainly full.

Thursday, I am going to Rome with Anna and Hansen.  I can't believe it is happening already.  That means, after this weekend, there is only one weekend until Kelsey comes! WHAT?  I cannot believe that.  It is going to be amazing!  It'd be even better if I had a French card to pay for things.  Oh yeah, forgot to mention that the second passcode didn't work, so now they are giving me an entirely new card and code altogether.  Should be ready in about 10 days.  Not cool.  Anyway, another great week here in  Compiègne, no complaints.

I hope everyone is nice and warm at home.  Spring seems to be arriving quickly here in Compi City.  Miss and love you all.

-Amanda