Friday, February 27, 2009

School a la Nantais

SO, I've just finished my first week of school in France ! All in all it was a good week. I met lots of new people, and adapted to new routines. School in France is very different from school in Canada. Days are much longer.. (8-12 , 2-5 most days) and class schedules are different everyday. Also, instead of changing classes, we are in one room for the most of the day, and the teachers change rooms. You have the same people in all your classes here too.
Teachers are much more serious, and there are not many opportunities to talk during class.
Subject material is different too.. Math is not the same at ALL.
The week passed by really fast. I can't believe it's already the weekend !
Tomorrow I am going camping with a scout group. We are leaving Saturday afternoon, and coming back Sunday night.
That's all for now :)

Sunday, February 22, 2009

Hey !
Its been two weeks already ! Time is flying by !
This past week I visited Paris with my host family. It was beautiful !
We saw the Eiffel Tower, Montmartre and the Sacre Coeur, the "Arc de Triomphe" and les Champs Elysees, and much much much more.
French food is amazing ! It is truly delicious. A specialty of Brittany are a different kind of crepe called a "Galette". It is made with a different kind of flour, so it differs in colour, texture and taste, but it is still great :) We can eat a galette with eggs, ham, vegeables.. anything really.

This week I'm starting school in France.. so we'll see how that goes ;)