The Differences!

At school, no one knew what my canteen was used for. I had to explain that you put drinks in it, when you are going somewhere or doing something, like playing sports or just going to school. That canteens are better for the environment, but I don't think they really understood - I guess canteens just don't exist in France. Also, in public places, both men and women use the same WC (Water Closet). Which means, if the WC is small without people in it, when there are people - it's like trying to cross a street in New York City - it's way too busy! And I have still not seen a public WC with soap, but I'm still looking. LOL

By the way, I am just getting over being sick, but when I was really sick: my host mom gave me a bowl of warm chocolate milk to make me feel better. In France, they normally have this with bread - which is really good! :D

Sorry, It's been Awhile! :D

Last weekend, I had my first Rotary weekend! It was a BLAST! We went on a tractor ride to the beach, which was freezing cold! I stupidly went in the ocean with my one pair of pants for the weekend - so I had to borrow my friends PJ's! The next day we went Escalading, which is when you climb and swing from trees! I felt just like George of the Jungle, except I didn't crash into the trees! LOL

Then, on Wednesday, I went shopping with a girl from Germany, in Lens. It was a lot of fun, but because I was confused she ended up waiting for me after school for 70 minutes! I felt so bad, because the whole time she had been waiting, I was at home relaxing! I ended up buying her dinner and we had a really good time together.

This weekend, I went to a surprise party for a Rotary exchange student, who goes to Lycée Saint Paul. It was at this beautiful vacation house at the beach! We partied all night! :D

-For the party, I bought this really cute outfit! I'm going to post a picture of it soon!

Smile!

This picture was taken at the Rotary weekend about 3 days ago. These are some of the exchange students from the US, except one, living in my area of France.

P.S. I'm the one making the peace sign! :D

Aliments (FOOD)

Yesterday, in Lens, I ate a sandwich baguette with ham, nuts and a banana - all in the sandwich! I urge anyone wanting to be courageous to make one at home and try it. I was surprised to find that it wasn't half bad, and that I will probably buy one again. I also had a waffle drenched in Nutelle, which was delicious! And finally, I finished my day with hot chocolate and whipped cream! Everything was wonderful, and I recommend coming to France just to eat their food! :D

Décor Anyone?!

School is very different here: there are no clocks, all the classrooms are exactly the same, there are no mirrors in the bathrooms, and no doors for the bathrooms! But it's okay because I don't have to go to school on Saturday and I have a lot of friends! I just met another exchange student, a girl from Germany, which makes 8 of us! She is really nice and speaks some English, which is really cool! Right now (this phrase doesn't exist in French), I am in the Library, which is really small and looks like it only has 200 books. Everyone is really nice to me, but I still have no idea what people are saying. And I still don't understand what I need for all my classes. Now, I'm only taking:

1. E.P.S. - which is just P.E.
2. Anglais - which is frustrating because the teacher doesn't let me talk or write in English, only French
3. Mathématiques - my class is learning stuff I learned during Freshman year! - too easy
4. Info com - which is just about computers, I think
5. Eco-Droit - I think it's a writing class, but I'm not sure
6. Hist. Géo - haven't had it yet
7. Management - haven't had it yet
8. Français - haven't had it yet

P.S. I'm going to add a picture of the bathrooms soon, so just hold tight! :D