School

To catch up, Monday was fairly uneventful. I walked to the park Head of Gold (Tete d'or), and while walking back by a different route, got quite lost in the northern Presqile.

Language school began yesterday. It's from 9-13:00. I had to talk with one of the instructors in French for a few minutes as the placement test... kinda annoying that it only considered speech abilities.

There's a T/Th teacher and a MWF teacher. They are both women, lively and expressive. We've been going over various topics that lead to vocabulary, grammar, and language concepts. It's a fairly rigorous morning.

The students are quite a mix. An Australian couple, middle-aged. He teaches theology. There's a Brit businessman, rather intelligent. Two Americans, one from George Tech and one from U of Central AR. The rest is non-Anglophone... a Mexican older lady, an Arabic man, chinese student, Filipino girl, and several Japonese and Tainwanese girl students. Everyone seems to get along well. We are all at somewhat different levels.

I have been eating lunch at a Boulangerie (bakery) or a cafe. I enjoy sitting on the outside tables and reading for a while afterwards. After eating in Bellecour Place (a large square) yesterday, I ran into someone from church quite by accident. We discussed American right wing politics! Quite random.

(Oh, I've not been neglecting the main attraction of the boulangerie... the desserts. Amazing chocolate and fruit pasteries. Oh, and I eat fruit on occasion. :-D)

Today I took a run along the banks of the Soane. Brigette (host family mother/wife) and I watched some tennis today. No big plans for a bit. It's nice to be in a routine.