I kind of forgot I had a blog, so I haven't posted in almost three weeks... Sorry about that..
I haven't really done much since my last post anyway, so I would have had nothing to write..
My last post was the last day of holidays, and the next day was the LONGEST day in my life. I only had 3 hours of class in the morning, but man, it was such an effort.. 2 hours of French on a Monday morning after a big weekend is not ideal. In the afternoon I just slept and skyped. Tranquille. On wednesday I did an Economics test at school... Complete failure. I think I got a 5/20, while the others in the class got 12s and 15s/20... Thursday afternoon I caught up with my friend Marion, we just sat and talked in the park then went to a café. Friday afternoon was really warm, so I went for a walk by myself because I was alone at home, and I ran into Ana, Lorena, Tristan, Paolo and Elise so they whisked me off with them and we spent a nice afternoon together talking. Then Saturday. Carnaval. Wow. It was so much fun. Annecy's carnaval has a Venetian theme..
Last week was, again, pretty quiet. I had an English test. Got 16/20. Trop fort... On Wednesday after school (I finish at midday) I went to Chambéry for a French lesson for us Rotary Youth Exchange students at a woman's house. I met up with Amy and Monica at the station in Chambéry and then we went to get some lunch at a cool little café in the centre of the city. After a little walk we headed to the teacher's house and had a one and a half hour lesson. It was pretty easy, things that I had already done at school, so I'm not sure if I'll keep going... I hung out with Marion on Thursday afternoon again, and on Friday afternoon Magdalena and I went out for THAI for lunch! I have missed thai so so much. The only real asian food they have here is sushi, which I'm not a massive fan of, so I have missed Thai and Indian food a lot! We were supposed to wait for Elise (American) but she caught the wrong bus and had to be back at school early anyway, so Magda and I just went by ourselves. Aaaaaand it was rather disappointing.. A tiny little bowl, with a tiny basket of sticky rice cost me 13 euro. In Australia you could get a lifetime supply of sticky rice plus enough of your dish to have the leftovers for lunch the next day for that price. And it wasn't spicy at all, but rather really garlic-y, cause you know, the french love their garlic... Weak. Then on Saturday I went to the park with Marion again and we played cards, and we laughed for almost two hours straight. I could feel some abs coming through afterwards. But it was such a nice day. The sun was out, people were everywhere, everyone was happy. Perfect. Last Sunday I met with Thérèse, the mum of Noémie, the French girl in my district in Australia, and Geny (Mexican) and Emilia (Ecuadorian), two other exchange students from Pontcharra. We went to a little restaurant for lunch and had Tartiflette. Like scallop potatoes, but 10 times better. Really. Afterwards we got some ice cream from the best Glacier in Annecy (they have Nutella ice cream - the best based solely on this) although the French tend not to give you very big scoops at all, so I downed that rather quickly. After walking around Annecy for a bit, by the lake, in the old town etc. we went for Coffee in a bar/café just below my house, but the rugby was about to start, so it was absolutely packed full of crazy French supporters, thus we left quite quickly...
This week has been very uneventful so far. On Wednesday afternoon I went and sat by the lake in the sun with Lorena, Ana and Tristan for a little bit, then I went to the post office to collect a parcel from home! I was like a little kid on Christmas day on my way home. A massive grin from ear to ear, knowing that I had Milo inside the box! Needless to say, as soon as I got home I cracked open the tin of Milo and attacked its contents with a very large spoon. Heaven. Yesterday was also a very good day; I had two hours of class and then went for a picnic in the park (yes, I spend a lot of time there, okay?). I bought a baguette, 1.5 litres of iced tea, a packet of ham and some cheese and it only cost me 5 dollars. I was a very happy boy. PLUS I brought some vegemite to give to Daniel, Elise and Jessica. And they actually don't mind it! Even though Daniel said it tastes like garlic bread (?)... We then went for a walk to get a drink, then to Monoprix to get Ben and Jerry's and Tim Tams and just sat in the Jardin d'Europe for an hour while we ate it all.. Gooooood afternoon, I say! And then last night I went to a Rotary meeting, which was long, like usual, but still really enjoyable. I sat next to a man who used to work for the United Nations, doing exactly what I want to do in the future, so it was really cool to talk to him all about his time at the UN. He also helped design the bobsled run for the Albertville Winter Olympic Games. It made me feel really good that I could have an intelligent conversation in French, too! To my right was a man who was recently in Sydney, so we had a chat about Australia, and one seat further to my right was a man whose little company here in Annecy were commissioned to design and build the canoeing facility for the Sydney Olympics Games. So the conversations around the dinner table were very interesting! All this for a rotary club of 30 members..
Today, I just had one hour of school (compared to the usual two) so I got a sleep in, then my host brother made us lunch and then I Skyped with a friend. Tomorrow I'm off to Lyon with Amy and Ellie, then on Sunday I'm going to an Auto Show in Geneva with my host family. Fully booked weekend for the first time in a long time! Hopefully I'll be able to write again soon.. Sorry for no pictures either, I just want to get this post done and out of the way!
A la prochaine !
Last week was, again, pretty quiet. I had an English test. Got 16/20. Trop fort... On Wednesday after school (I finish at midday) I went to Chambéry for a French lesson for us Rotary Youth Exchange students at a woman's house. I met up with Amy and Monica at the station in Chambéry and then we went to get some lunch at a cool little café in the centre of the city. After a little walk we headed to the teacher's house and had a one and a half hour lesson. It was pretty easy, things that I had already done at school, so I'm not sure if I'll keep going... I hung out with Marion on Thursday afternoon again, and on Friday afternoon Magdalena and I went out for THAI for lunch! I have missed thai so so much. The only real asian food they have here is sushi, which I'm not a massive fan of, so I have missed Thai and Indian food a lot! We were supposed to wait for Elise (American) but she caught the wrong bus and had to be back at school early anyway, so Magda and I just went by ourselves. Aaaaaand it was rather disappointing.. A tiny little bowl, with a tiny basket of sticky rice cost me 13 euro. In Australia you could get a lifetime supply of sticky rice plus enough of your dish to have the leftovers for lunch the next day for that price. And it wasn't spicy at all, but rather really garlic-y, cause you know, the french love their garlic... Weak. Then on Saturday I went to the park with Marion again and we played cards, and we laughed for almost two hours straight. I could feel some abs coming through afterwards. But it was such a nice day. The sun was out, people were everywhere, everyone was happy. Perfect. Last Sunday I met with Thérèse, the mum of Noémie, the French girl in my district in Australia, and Geny (Mexican) and Emilia (Ecuadorian), two other exchange students from Pontcharra. We went to a little restaurant for lunch and had Tartiflette. Like scallop potatoes, but 10 times better. Really. Afterwards we got some ice cream from the best Glacier in Annecy (they have Nutella ice cream - the best based solely on this) although the French tend not to give you very big scoops at all, so I downed that rather quickly. After walking around Annecy for a bit, by the lake, in the old town etc. we went for Coffee in a bar/café just below my house, but the rugby was about to start, so it was absolutely packed full of crazy French supporters, thus we left quite quickly...
This week has been very uneventful so far. On Wednesday afternoon I went and sat by the lake in the sun with Lorena, Ana and Tristan for a little bit, then I went to the post office to collect a parcel from home! I was like a little kid on Christmas day on my way home. A massive grin from ear to ear, knowing that I had Milo inside the box! Needless to say, as soon as I got home I cracked open the tin of Milo and attacked its contents with a very large spoon. Heaven. Yesterday was also a very good day; I had two hours of class and then went for a picnic in the park (yes, I spend a lot of time there, okay?). I bought a baguette, 1.5 litres of iced tea, a packet of ham and some cheese and it only cost me 5 dollars. I was a very happy boy. PLUS I brought some vegemite to give to Daniel, Elise and Jessica. And they actually don't mind it! Even though Daniel said it tastes like garlic bread (?)... We then went for a walk to get a drink, then to Monoprix to get Ben and Jerry's and Tim Tams and just sat in the Jardin d'Europe for an hour while we ate it all.. Gooooood afternoon, I say! And then last night I went to a Rotary meeting, which was long, like usual, but still really enjoyable. I sat next to a man who used to work for the United Nations, doing exactly what I want to do in the future, so it was really cool to talk to him all about his time at the UN. He also helped design the bobsled run for the Albertville Winter Olympic Games. It made me feel really good that I could have an intelligent conversation in French, too! To my right was a man who was recently in Sydney, so we had a chat about Australia, and one seat further to my right was a man whose little company here in Annecy were commissioned to design and build the canoeing facility for the Sydney Olympics Games. So the conversations around the dinner table were very interesting! All this for a rotary club of 30 members..
Today, I just had one hour of school (compared to the usual two) so I got a sleep in, then my host brother made us lunch and then I Skyped with a friend. Tomorrow I'm off to Lyon with Amy and Ellie, then on Sunday I'm going to an Auto Show in Geneva with my host family. Fully booked weekend for the first time in a long time! Hopefully I'll be able to write again soon.. Sorry for no pictures either, I just want to get this post done and out of the way!
A la prochaine !
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