Since I did not post anything yesterday (whoops...sorry guys), I'll have to recap what happened then in this one.
Yesterday I ended up going to a soccer (er...football) game with Jeana, Ragia, Litos, Ben, and Andres. The seats were amazing, and they only cost us 5 euros! The game was a lot of fun. Nantes won, 1-0.
When I returned to my host mother's apartment, I had a quick dinner, then met my new roommates! There are two girls from China living with us now. Their names are Audrey and Chloe, and they're really nice. They got in kind of late, so we all talked over a bottle of wine, which was nice.
Today was pretty good. We had history class in the morning, then after lunch we set off for l'Ile des Machines, which is a sort-of museum with mechanical animals. There's a huge mechanical elephant that walks up and down the entranceway that people can actually ride on. Unfortunately, the wait is something like three hours, so we didn't do it. Lots of pictures were taken, including those of Claire operating some crazy flying thing.
Tommorow is our day trip to St. Nazaire, which means waking up at 6:00 in the morning...not cool.
~Sarah, who is not looking forward to waking up early tommorow morning.
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Monday, August 27, 2007
Adventures in Nantes!
Today was fun in a sense because I actually went out and did something after class, aside from shop at Carrefour.
After our conversation class, we took a group trip to the musee des Beaux Arts. While I'm all for museums, I prefer for them to have a consistent theme. This one did not. There was an odd mixture of modern art, biblical art, landscapes, and still life. Granted, they were seperated by section, but it was still odd.
After we went through the museum, Mandi offered to show me and Jeana a nearby park. We walked around in the park for a little bit, then decided to take the tramway up the loire river to Ile-de-Versailles, which is a beautiful park on the Loire river. We walked around there for a bit, then headed back to our respective host families.
When I returned to my host's apartment, I found her entertaining some friends. She offered me a glass of sparkling cider, so I sat and talked with them for a bit.
Me, Jeana, and Mandi have planned a picnic lunch at Ile-de-Versailles for tommorow. I'm also going to a soccer game after class with some of the people in my group. At some point I'm going to have to find a place where I can get my watch fixed, because the battery died in the middle of history class today.
~Sarah, who needs to take another trip to Carrefour
After our conversation class, we took a group trip to the musee des Beaux Arts. While I'm all for museums, I prefer for them to have a consistent theme. This one did not. There was an odd mixture of modern art, biblical art, landscapes, and still life. Granted, they were seperated by section, but it was still odd.
After we went through the museum, Mandi offered to show me and Jeana a nearby park. We walked around in the park for a little bit, then decided to take the tramway up the loire river to Ile-de-Versailles, which is a beautiful park on the Loire river. We walked around there for a bit, then headed back to our respective host families.
When I returned to my host's apartment, I found her entertaining some friends. She offered me a glass of sparkling cider, so I sat and talked with them for a bit.
Me, Jeana, and Mandi have planned a picnic lunch at Ile-de-Versailles for tommorow. I'm also going to a soccer game after class with some of the people in my group. At some point I'm going to have to find a place where I can get my watch fixed, because the battery died in the middle of history class today.
~Sarah, who needs to take another trip to Carrefour
Sunday, August 26, 2007
Beach
Today was scheduled as a day to chill with our host families. My host mom took me and one of her friends to Pornic, which is a beach on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. It's a beautiful little town with a lot of charm and personality. Apart from the five minute rainstorm that occurred when we got there, the weather was perfect for a day at the beach! I finished my book, Everything is Illuminated, while we were there. This means I need to go to Carrefour and buy a new pleasure book.
In a recent turn of events, my host mother is taking in another student who is studying abroad from China. This means that I have moved into my host mother's room so the new girl can use the room I used to sleep in. I'm assuming that my host mother is sleeping on a futon in her living room. While I'm excited to have someone else living here who is around my age, I kind of liked the room I was sleeping in before more than this room, if only because it had a desk. No worries, though. I'll get by.
Until next time, I hope everyone who's on campus is having a great semester!
~Sarah, who has to go move her stuff
In a recent turn of events, my host mother is taking in another student who is studying abroad from China. This means that I have moved into my host mother's room so the new girl can use the room I used to sleep in. I'm assuming that my host mother is sleeping on a futon in her living room. While I'm excited to have someone else living here who is around my age, I kind of liked the room I was sleeping in before more than this room, if only because it had a desk. No worries, though. I'll get by.
Until next time, I hope everyone who's on campus is having a great semester!
~Sarah, who has to go move her stuff
Friday, August 24, 2007
Wireless!
I finally got my wireless figured out! W00T!!!
Not much has occurred these past few days. Last night the entire group went to the movies and saw Ratatouille. I thought that Remy was the cutest rat I've ever seen, animated or real.
I'm finding it easier to find my way around here. I go for walks during my lunch time and have absolutely no problem finding my way back, either by walking or by taking the tramway. Today I went to the local mall and not only found my way back to my host's apartment building, but was also able to tell Jeana how to get back to her house. I'm amazed by this, since I only starting taking the subway in nyc by myself two or three years ago.
I'm discovering more and more in this city every day. Today I found the famous chocolaterie. I didn't have time to go inside, but I plan on returning very soon.
Otherwise, things have been good. Except for my eye, that is. It's been bothering me like crazy, and I'm not sure how to go about getting eye drops around here. My insurance only covers me here if I have to go to the emergency room, so I'm reluctant to see a doctor. I'm also oddly tired today, which hasn't been a problem since I got over my jet lag.
Time for dinner.
~Sarah, who is pumped about having wireless again!
Not much has occurred these past few days. Last night the entire group went to the movies and saw Ratatouille. I thought that Remy was the cutest rat I've ever seen, animated or real.
I'm finding it easier to find my way around here. I go for walks during my lunch time and have absolutely no problem finding my way back, either by walking or by taking the tramway. Today I went to the local mall and not only found my way back to my host's apartment building, but was also able to tell Jeana how to get back to her house. I'm amazed by this, since I only starting taking the subway in nyc by myself two or three years ago.
I'm discovering more and more in this city every day. Today I found the famous chocolaterie. I didn't have time to go inside, but I plan on returning very soon.
Otherwise, things have been good. Except for my eye, that is. It's been bothering me like crazy, and I'm not sure how to go about getting eye drops around here. My insurance only covers me here if I have to go to the emergency room, so I'm reluctant to see a doctor. I'm also oddly tired today, which hasn't been a problem since I got over my jet lag.
Time for dinner.
~Sarah, who is pumped about having wireless again!
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Nantes
Ive been in Nantes for a few days now. My internet access is very limited, since my hosts wireless is not compatible with my laptop for some reason.
My host mother is very nice. Shes been wonderful about making vegetarian dinners for me every night. She always leaves for work before Im awake, but she always leaves out a tea bag, bread, and jam for me to eat. She reminds me a lot of Annie, which makes sense since theyre friends.
Nantes is a cute little city, and I have a wonderful view of the Loir River from my hosts apartment. Im also lucky that it only takes 15 minutes worth of public transportation to get to the school.
The only thing Im still adjusting to is using European keyboards. Im getting used to them, though.
Time to go call my parents for the first time since I got to France.
-Sarah, who is enjoying her semester abroad
My host mother is very nice. Shes been wonderful about making vegetarian dinners for me every night. She always leaves for work before Im awake, but she always leaves out a tea bag, bread, and jam for me to eat. She reminds me a lot of Annie, which makes sense since theyre friends.
Nantes is a cute little city, and I have a wonderful view of the Loir River from my hosts apartment. Im also lucky that it only takes 15 minutes worth of public transportation to get to the school.
The only thing Im still adjusting to is using European keyboards. Im getting used to them, though.
Time to go call my parents for the first time since I got to France.
-Sarah, who is enjoying her semester abroad
Friday, August 17, 2007
Arrived
I'm in Paris now. My flight here was eventful, and by eventful I mean awful turbulence and going through three different meals before they finally gave me the vegetarian meal. Props to them for remembering it, though.
I've been here since noonish. Since checking in at the hostel, I've wandered around the city for a bit with Jeana, took a shower, and am now sitting here using the temporarily free internet.
It's beautiful here, but it's nothing like I remembered it to be. Up until today, I've only seen the touristy aspect of Paris. The hostel is located in a residential area. There's a lot of chinese food places around here. I told Jeana that it feels like the French version Chinatown.
All in all, things are good. We're spending tommorow in Paris, and then we're leaving for Nantes on sunday.
Until my next encounter with free internet connection, this will be it.
~Sarah, who is ready to go relax until dinner
I've been here since noonish. Since checking in at the hostel, I've wandered around the city for a bit with Jeana, took a shower, and am now sitting here using the temporarily free internet.
It's beautiful here, but it's nothing like I remembered it to be. Up until today, I've only seen the touristy aspect of Paris. The hostel is located in a residential area. There's a lot of chinese food places around here. I told Jeana that it feels like the French version Chinatown.
All in all, things are good. We're spending tommorow in Paris, and then we're leaving for Nantes on sunday.
Until my next encounter with free internet connection, this will be it.
~Sarah, who is ready to go relax until dinner
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