Today we met with an actress who does phrasing exercises with us. It seems fun, but it becomes very frustrating! She spoke so quickly and we had to repeat after her. And if you didn't do it right, which of course I never did, she would interrupt and make you say fragments of words over and over and over and over... OOh not Ooh...(leviohsa not levIosaaa for Harry Potter fans!). I became extremely overwhelmed and finally needed to take a seat. One thing I really liked about her though is that she realizes that it is EXHAUSTING to learn a new language. After an hour and half, she could see that most of our minds were shot. She let us take a break and do a little yogitskis. I miss yoga alot! After that workshop, the six of us that showed up went to an Irish store. This was the coolest store ever. They had so many products from Ireland like scarves, hats, big fisherman sweaters (which look to die for), jams, teas, ciders, etc. I definitely plan on going back!
One thing I really like about the school here is that it has MULTIPLE cafeterias. Today, we all decided to go to the Moroccan one. It was actually really good and you get a pretty good full meal for only three euros! I don't know if its something I'll do everyday but that was definitely cool to see... hopefully I'll find a sushi one and be set for life!
I had to meet with a teacher to talk about some homework due next week, which I suppose I should work on, but I know I'm not going to get it done right now! We'll save that for later. And after that I went running next to the Loire!
It was so awesome! I changed in the school and left my stuff in the locked Bucknell classroom. I had to walk past some french kids in my gym clothes, and trust me I stuck out like a sore thumb. The French idea of working out is having to walk to find someone who can light your cigarette. It was more overcast today than I would have liked, but I had a peaceful run (listening to Glee Christmas... Christmas 2011, I'm ready for ya!). Next time, I'm going to cross the bridge to run on the other bank, because I think that one is considered safer (and I found a bridge just for pedestrians).
Tonight I am going to see "The King's Speech." I'm seeing it in English with french subtitles. And tomorrow we are visiting two castles!
I suppose I should tell my mom we need to have dinner much before 9 tonight, but I might leave it up to chance ;)
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