procrastinatingg!

Well, I'm procrastinating so I'd figure I'd write a quick update. I have a presentation due tomorrow on an artist and I don't really want to start it! haha!

Anyways, since the last time I wrote a couple things have went on. We had our regular schedule of classes on Monday and Tuesday. French is still a little tricky but I'm catching on to a few key phrases I guess. However, my five years of Spanish is definitely hindering my French capability.

Monday was a pretty crazy day. We knew we had class until 12:30 and lunch at the university, but we then found out we had the afternoon in Albi to do whatever we wanted. However, it was a pretty rainy and ugly day!! I didn't dress for the occasion and had on flats with no socks and did not have an umbrella. I ended up buying an umbrella, but I was already drenched. Also, the bad thing is most shops and stuff are closed on Mondays. So, we just walked around the town for the day.

Oh, an interesting note about France is that almost all stores, restaurants, etc. are closed for the lunch hour. If you go into Albi between 12-2 you wouldn't expect to see many places open. I find that very interesting.

Yesterday was pretty eventful! Being inauguration day, the press was excited to hear our thoughts. Also, we found out that the French are soo excited about Obama and are happy for our country. Some news reporters came up to our monastery and just questioned us as a group asking us about our stay here and our thoughts about Obama and the future of America. They also photographed us and will create an article about it. After that, we were given the opportunity to watch the ceremony. However, we don't have cable up on this hill and the quality on MSNBC.com was not very good! So needless to say, we only saw bits and pieces! After that, we had a wine and cheese celebration with some students from the university in Albi and some other people. It was a very interesting day because the French were so excited for us and Obama. It was like a little piece of home here last night. Also, not many people could say they were celebrating the inauguration in France!

Today was our second excursion! It was also rainy today. However, we did drive through a part of France that was covered in snow! It was neat to see the different weather patterns from town to town. Today we visited Conques. I will post some pictures later. It was soo pretty! It was a village and contained a Church. There was also a building that used to be a castle. However, the main reason of the visit was to see the relics. These were gold encasing made with precious stone that contained bones, artifcacts, etc. of saints or religious findings. It was interesting to see.

Alright, well I think I procrastinated enough! haha! Well, that was the sum of the past few days. It's going on two weeks of being here and I feel like I learn something new every day!

Oh, spring break plans are in the making! I think I will be seeing London, Wales, and possibly Rome or Greece!! It should be exciting!

Pictures soon:)