Classes

We started classes on Monday and so far they haven't been too bad. On Monday we just had 2hours and then on Tuesday we had 3 hours so luckily we got to ease into it. Then, today we have 6 hours of class 3 hours this morning and then 3 more hours this afternoon. It isn't too bad though because it's actually more interesting to learn French IN France (and they aren't too hard of classes, just long).

The weather here isn't as warm as I thought it would be (or anyone thought it would be). No one brought warm enough clothes so we are all freezing. Luckily, we only have to make it through this one month maybe two and then it should start warming up. The people who live here are also absolutely FREEZING with their big winter jackets, hats, mitten, and boots. It's supposed to snow here for the second time later this week (I bet they will cancel classes again).

We are in the process right now of deciding what classes to pick for the semester and so far I have NONE picked out. It's much harder than it seems. There also aren't as many classes offered as there are in the states and to pick these classes it's very confusing because you have to go through each of the specific websites looking for course descriptions and then after you find the course description you need to look up the schedule and then you need to see if any of the scheduled class times are specifically for students in that major. It's all very confusing and it takes a long time to figure out what any class really means. So, I'm slowly picking my way through each website. Luckily, I don't pick classes until Monday so I have a few days to find my classes (and internet for that matter).

Luckily I found somewhere that offers free internet. But, it's also a bar later at night so we can only be here for a certain amount of time on our computers before the music gets louder and more and more people come.

We have yet to figure out the information for the internet yet other than that it will be expensive and take a while to get. We are crossing our fingers that our landlady will hopefully get it so that we don't have to! But I doubt that will actually work out.

Pictures of Aix are soon to come --just waiting for a non-rainy day so that you can get the real feel for the city. The streets are as big as our alleys and the cars just zip right down then whether there are people walking in them or not. There are a million tiny stores throughout the entire town. It's a gorgeous, and confusing, town with windy roads and beautiful old buildings. The university that I will be going to is unfortunately not very well kept up but who cares about school right? Just kidding. It's an extremely interesting town and once I get a chance to take pictures and put them onto my computer I will right away.