It took a lot of time, money, and moments of extreme panic but I made it! I have arrived in France. Since arriving this is probably the 7th sentence I've spoken or written in English and it's boggling my mind how quickly I'm adapting and how not so mind boggling everything is. I know it's normal to say that everything is so different and exciting and crazy but when you get right down to it everywhere in the world is pretty much running on the same daily schedule: Wake up, breakfast, lunch, dinner, go to bed. It's the things in between that change from person to person and the foods we eat that change our region. That being said I have been eating AMAZING bread for the last two days. I've been eating little sandwiches with tomatoes and toast with blueberry jam my dad gave me, and this evening my roommate's boyfriend gave her all these little pain au chocolates and we ate a few of those for dinner!
My first delicious sandwich in the Bordeaux Train station!
About my roommates; I have two. both women, and we have this cool little triangle of languages. I speak only French with my first roommate, the one I share a room with; I speak English with my other roommate, who just moved in today and has a private room; and my two roommates speak Spanish to each other. If you have ever seen L'Auberge Espagnole it's not unlike that in terms of languages and if you haven't seen it you should! (Note: it is a little...racy for younger people, but it's a good movie!)
Well, other than that I'm planning a trip to Marseille this coming weekend to visit my first roommate's boyfriend whose mother, funnily enough, is Korean! If you know a little about me you'll know that I just finished teaching in Korea for the past two years! That's all I'll write for now. I have an exam in the morning to test my level of French and then I am going to the market to buy some supplies for the apartment and search for a gym! Until next time,
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