Thursday, January 30, 2014

Never thought I'd say this... but YAY CLASS!

Well, today I found out that my classes start... today! While I was told that they began at 12 I later discovered that they actually start at 1:30. Luckily I was told they were earlier than later! My first class will be about French Civilization. I am assuming it is all in French so I will probably just be looking at the teacher with pure confusion... but hey, it beats sitting alone! I also got a chance to meet some of the other American students studying here. Two of them speak fairly good French and the other is just a bit more advanced than me.

Other than that I discovered they have volleyball on campus and I am soo glad that I brought my gear because my shoes are just crying to play some volleyball!

Things are definitely starting to look better on the French front and this should be one heck of a semester!

Oh before I forget, I tried Crescents and truly I don't understand what the hype is all about. They are good but they definitely do not beat well I don't know what they don't beat... but i'm sure it is something great!

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

like... HONESTLY!

So things in France are not going well... at all. So far I have pretty much been in my room trapped by the lack of language skills. Hopefully today I will be receiving my French Language Course schedule so I will actually have something to go to.

On a different note the city of Amiens is quite big, the campus of Jules Verne is on the outer edges of the city away from the busy-ness of the city. However there is quite a lot of traffic right in front of the dorm and around the campus. I just have not figured out where all the cars are going to... as there truly is not a lot around this area. I was able to find a restaurant about a mile down the road which was named "Quick" and was very similar to McDonalds.

Other than that around campus there is a shopping place which is like a downgraded Walmart. It is quite big, but is mostly food instead of clothing and also has any other necessities that you would need.

It has been very cloudy here. Well that is all that it has been, however sun is in the forecast so it should warm up and stop raining. Or at least I truly hope so!




Tuesday, January 28, 2014

First Morning

Well I slept like a champ! 15 hours in total. I believe in the rush of getting here that I may have forgotten to eat all of yesterday, which would explain why I am still tired. I must say I still cannot believe that I live in France now. It is just crazy to think of it like that, but yelling in the hall way makes me realize I am not in South Dakota any more!

A helpful tip when packing for studying abroad... DONT FORGET A TOWEL! Because when you get to your dorm the first thing you want to do is take a shower and sleep. Which isn't impossible to do, however a towel makes it a lost less cold!

Monday, January 27, 2014

This was a fun journey.

Well all in all I made it in one piece. After waiting at the wrong bus station for nearly an hour in the cold wet weather of Amiens, I made my journey bound to find the college. With the help of one amazing lady who assisted me to find the correct bus and a incredible student who allowed me to follow her to the campus I arrived a bit unorthodox but never the less I did arrive.

Currently I am exhausted and am having a hard time believing that it is nearly 7PM and that I am 5000 miles from home. This semester hasn't gotten off to the best start, but as they say. "No where but up from here".

Sunday, January 26, 2014

They let me through!

Security was a breeze and I got right through. The weather is another story. It is very windy and the gusts are picking up each time. Hopefully 5pm come quickly and we can get out of this tundra on time!

Oh and I think a fellow wolf is in the airport. However I am not totally sure. Wouldn't want to make a fool of myself already!

The day has come!!!

It is finally here! In a few hours I will be arriving att he airport on this snowy sunday to begin my journey of four months. Please stay tuned as this adventure continues. From my first stop at "customs" to figuring out a train and a bus. I am sure I will make it. But we'll just have to see!