Hello all :) On Monday we got our results from our placement tests and I got into the "third level" there are really 6 groups but they are only letting people into 4 groups for some reason. Grant is in my group and Hallie tested into the 4th level. The others tested one below us but Mamie is going to switch to my group, where she should be. We chose our classes on Monday at our meeting, we only had a few to choose from so it wasn't very difficult because there were some that we couldn't take because of other classes we already have.
The classes that I actually wanted to take were all on Wednesday and I already have my art history and drawing class that day so they didn't fit in. It's all good though, I figured it all out. I don't have class on Monday's or Friday's but I have 3 classes on Tuesday's, 2 on Wednesday and 1 on Thursday. I was supposed to add one more class but they couldn't find any classes for us to get into because of the whole art deal. These classes are all a credit away from what we need so hopefully we will be okay. Transferring is going to be tough no matter what so I think we will be okay with what we have.
Tuesday was a busy day and I was really tired. For some reason I didn't go to bed until 2am or 3am on Monday night so I was tired for classes on Tuesday. I start at 1130am so it's not too early but I was still tired. Our classes are all at different buildings scattered all over the city of Tours. The classes that I have on Tuesday's are at the building on Rue Fromont. It's 1.5 miles from our house so I walk a total of 3 miles to school and back. But I also walk more than that because when I go to lunch I walk halfway home and then back to the school. It's a good workout!
Classes are going well, except my art history course. I love all of my classes on Tuesday especially my history course. It's European history and I LOVE my professor. He is super cute (little boy cute) and super nice! We learned about Greek wars and the solar and lunar calendars. It was quite interesting. I hope the rest of the course is like that.
On Wednesday I had my art history course for the 2nd time and it was a lot harder to understand the professor than the first time. We understood the main point of the lecture but we couldn't follow as easily so it was a little bit frustrating. Hopefully it starts getting better otherwise we are going to have to do A LOT of research outside of class. Which is o.k., I suppose. :P
We also had our drawing class on Wednesday. We took a nap on my bed beforehand (mamie and I)..it's really not as weird as it sounds. We crawl up in the fetal position and each of us is on one end of the bed. We take naps all the time like this. lol Anyway when we woke up we did not want to go to class whatsoever but we sucked it up and went. We had to draw humans using the "head" method. I don't know what it is really called. It's where you count how many heads the length of the body is so that you can draw it proportionately. Mamie and I looked at each other in fear but by the 2nd human we had to draw it was a piece of cake. Ok, ok, not that easy but it got easier and we were actually enjoying ourselves. Our teacher is semi-young and has a good sense of humor. *the humans we drew were pictures of sculptures, not real naked humans* Quel dommage! jk
Thursday I had one class. Mamie and Grant are in my same class so we walked to class at the same building so 1.5 miles. We were the only ones in the classroom and a couple of other people walked in but no teacher. We were wondering if we were in the right classroom or if the class started at a different time. Then a lady walked in and told us that our professor was sick and had just sent her an e-mail. MY ONE CLASS WAS CANCELLED!! Can you say "Hello, weekend?"? It was awesome, but instead of going back home we went and had lunch at the cafeteria which is about half a mile to a mile away from the building we were at. It is really cheap and you get a TON of food and it's delicious (for a cafeteria). We then went shopping and then split up because Grant had another class but Mamie and I walked home.
Of course, we went out Thursday night with the boys. Aaron, Grant and Luze came with Mamie, Sierra and me. If you don't remember Luze is the Mexican girl from Canada that lives with us. (She's awesome and beautiful!) Anyway, we all went out to our fav bar, that's where the boys were waiting for us at. We chilled there for an hour or two and then we went to a club called "le Pacio" . Grant and Luze headed home because Grant wasn't feeling well and Luze had class in the morning.
The club was almost empty when we got there because the clubs here don't open until 2am. We were the first ones to start dancing but we (mamie, sierra and me) danced with Aaron because the boys didn't want to dance yet. They joined us later and it was a ton of fun. I love dancing and it was just a lot of fun! The boys drove us home at around 4am and then we went to bed:)
On Friday, I did nothing but write in my journal. I started out by writing about things that were bothering me and then I decided to write a little about everyone on the trip. Hallie and I thought it would be interesting to write about how I feel about people now and then do the same at the end of the trip and then compare. I wrote about 2 pages about each person and now I want to write some more in it so I'm going to go do so. Mamie and Sierra were gone all day because they went to Chinon with Romain and Alban.
OH! I can't go write in my journal until I write about last night. We had some of Madame Dhommée's friends over for dinner because they wanted to meet us. We were all wearing our every day clothes and then Mamie went downstairs to grab her waterbottle and saw that everyone else in the family was dressed up so she ran back up here and told us all. We all changed in approx 10 minutes and were all looking cute. We had a dance party in my room before the guests arrived and then headed downstairs to get our French on. The "event" lasted about 5.5 hours but it was actually fun. Of course they are all 40+ and asked a lot of "adult" questions but it was fun talking with them and getting to know them. Some of them taught Grant and Hallie how to drink and serve wine properly so now we all know! We had a lot of food and wine, and it was all delicious. We all had a better time than we all thought we would. Afterwards we all did the dishes and then headed to our computers to check what we had missed in the last 5 hours. Haha silly us!
This past week was a great one and I love life!! I hope the rest of the weeks here are just as happy! I have almost been here a month. Actually, a month ago from today I was packing and getting ready to leave for Paris. It's crazy how quickly time goes by. Enjoy every minute of it! :)
i.l.y.a. so very very much.
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