This last week was what I imagine to be my "average week" for the next 6 months. Classes were quite normal, with homework that I procrastinate, and note-taking that result in doodling (basically exactly like my home university). I'm getting quite comfortable in my classes, and I'm able to start applying what I learn outside of the classes, which means that my French is improving enormously.
I'm meeting once or twice a week with a French conversation partner; she wants to improve her English and she's helping me with my French. I speak a little more French than she does English, so I explain English grammar while speaking mostly in French -- Aaah!
On Wednesday night I went out with some friends to a karaoke bar (yes, I did sing!). It was quite entertaining, there was a bit of dancing as well as karaoke. Generally we go out Thursday nights; Thursday night is the night that all of the university students go out because most of them return to their respective homes after classes on Friday.
So, this looks like it will be the norm. Of course, there is nothing normal about it as every day is exciting and new as I develop my French and meet new people from all over the world. I am loving it here, and it is hard to believe that already it has almost been a month. This chapter of my life is speeding by, and I'm trying my utmost to take it all in, savor and appreciate it: one day, one page at a time.
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