I just finished my first week of classes, and i think that they went really well. I have 10 hours of language and grammar classes a week and then 10 hours of electives per week. Each elective class is only 2 hours, so I'm taking 5 electives: Mythology, Media, Translation, The 5th Republic, and Business French/Economy. I actually haven't been to the Mythology class yet, so I actually don't know what that's like yet. My Media class is really cool, we listen to the news or read it or something and then talk about it in-depth during class. Translation is going to be really hard. It's translating English works into French, so my homework for this week is translating an excerpt from Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone into French. The 5th Republic is a class on the 5th Republic of France, so it's a bit like a government class. The teacher is really awesome. Business French/Economy seems like its going to be really difficult to follow because its more like an Econ class that just happens to be taught in French than a class on the French economy. All of my teachers seem really cool.
On Wednesday Chaz and I took the bus out to this HUGE grocery store that's a lot cheaper than the ones that are closer by. Then on Thursday night I went to dinner at Alison and Brittany's flat, which was really adorable. And the food was amazing. Since then I've just been cooking and hanging out. I made Mexican last night and the salsa turned out a bit spicier than I originally planned, but the meat and the other burrito stuffings turned out really well. Tonight I'm making Poor Man's Beef Stroganoff, from my very own recipe. Thursday night I'm going to have several people over for dinner, and I'm going to make Beef Lasagna from scratch. I'm learning how to cook all sorts of things.
Other than that, there's not much new going on. I made some new friends in my classes and stuff like that. I went shopping with one the other day and found a really cute jacket. Chaz and I are planning to go to England for my break in February. We're going to be in Oxford for a couple of days, where we are meeting up with his parents for their anniversary. It'll be the first time that I've met his dad. Then we're going to spend a couple of days at his mom's house in Bristol.
Sunday's are my cleaning day. Today I've already cleaned up all sorts of things. I went for breakfast this morning and got pain au chocolat from the bakery just around the corner. It was so good. Right now I'm just waiting on the laundry to finish so I can switch it over and then take the towels and the sheets to the laundry mat so I can dry them in time to sleep in and use tonight.
Think that's all that new with me, hope things are well with everyone!!
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Your classes sound great! (Well, I'm not so sure about the Economy one...) You'll have to tell us about Mythology when you finally go. That one sounds coolest. :) Hmmm... cooking, huh? I'll have to remember that next time you come to visit! ;)
ReplyDeleteHave fun in Oxford. You should take pics and put them up on FB - that way we can all travel vicariously through you!
luv you!
- mary
1.) I would definitely epically fail within the first week with your class load. So good job making it through one week (and congrats in advance because I know you'll make it through the rest.)
ReplyDelete2.) All your homemade meals sound delicious and are making me hungry despite the fact I just ate dinner.
3.) I'm super jealous you get to go to Oxford (and also of pretty much everything else you're doing right now.)
Miss you! Keep having fun!