hi everyone... i'm in France now =D. it is very cold around 6 to 12 degrees, but NZ has trained me to take the cold. The first day we arrived at Paris, we were held back as there was a strike and the people working at the TGV station in the airport were not working! so we had to take a shuttle bus over to Gare de Montparnesse to catch the tgv train at 2 pm. The tgv is very high tech and very steady. they had this bar like area and we played asshole taiti together =D. Audrey's house is very cozy and very country. The dinner was soooo filling. i'm v. lucky coz the first thing i ate for entree is foie gras and baguette... yummy yummy! we had roasted chicken and potatos and this sugared brad for dinnerL. i was so full after that. Her dog lidzie is very cute and furry. she's v. gentle and likes to explore new people and walk arounds me sniffing. Then the second day I took the tran with my buddy from Pessac to school. I went for her nmaths lesson aznd they were learning abt inequalities. not to be offensive, but their method is really long with very long working and long sentences. Later, We had an apllied arts lesson and we walked around the class and observed the students and flipped through their design scrapbooks.very inspiring for coursework indeed, but i dunno what to do till now. this funny guy cmne up to us with a world nap and asked us where our country is. ha! We then learned abt french food later. the reception at 6 pm in the canteen was great they had finger food like chocolates and macarone!!! on the third day, we went for an orientation at college alain fournier. we watched a video on gironde and bordeaux. then we took the tramway to centre ville for a trasure hunt. whezn we need answers to some questions on the village or need to ask for directions, we had to ask in french. we two walked around with mabel, xurui, zhengkai and brandon. xurui and theresa and brandon were the main enthu people while mabel and i were like the umbrella holders for them. but zhengkai actually did help to lead the way but he misunderstood the french woman and led us to this weird narrow long alley. and we walked one whole round to reach our destination again. We eventually saw the fountain in front of the river,aka the mirror. the fountain is so magnificent in the ,idst of all the ancient buildings. wow this place is so immersed in culture! ok now i'm at audrey's house after eating steak and potatoes cooked by her. lessons on wednesday end at 12 nn and so i'm going to town for a walk and some shopping later with elsa and sherlyn. hopefully i'll see theresa and the rest too. bye.
