Winter break has begun! I can't believe I'm leaving for Ireland on Saturday! I am staying over Danielle's tomorrow night being that her house is a 5 minute walk from the bus stop. We'll be rolling out of bed at 5:30ish, just when everyone at home is about to go out!
Let's see what else...I got my grades back from the first two tests I had; one in my conversation class and one in my grammar class. The grades here are a bit different than in the states. Passing is a 9, and anything from 15-20 is an A. Luckily for me, I just get credit that transfers back to Fairfield, so I'm not too concerned about my actual grade. As long as I have more than a 9 in all my classes, I will be fine! In conversation, I just passed with a 10. I literally laughed when I saw the grade. I would have cried at Fairfield if I did that poorly! But these tests barely count for anything in the course, since it is a conversation class. We shouldn't even have written tests in my opinion! I got a 20 on my grammar test :D My French is at the two extremes, I guess!
Today for architecture, we went to the Invalides. I already visited the museum, but today we just mainly looked at the structure and examined the beautiful church. It's amazing how many interesting things we learn just on a quick field study. The professor is the so sweet and super intelligent. She remembers so many dates and facts in her head. It's so impressive! I am doing a paper on the Eiffel Tower for this class coming up soon. Looking forward to learning all cool facts about my favorite landmark in the world <3
After our visit, I came home and started packing for Ireland. My bag is a few inches over the allowed limit for carry on bags, but it is not nearly stuffed, so I hopefully will be able to squish it in the box if they need me to check. I decided I will just have to wear a lot of layers if I do some shopping in Ireland...Not a big deal, I just may sweat.
Our French friends changed our little outing until tomorrow night, so that will be fun! I talked a bit with my host sister and her friend today. I was cooking dinner and they were sitting in the kitchen, eating cheese and drinking tea. I can't even take how cute the French people are! I'd love for everyone to be relaxed in America and be able to take a few hours out of the day to sit and talk with friends. That'd be lovely.
Not sure if I will have time to update my blog tomorrow before Ireland, so I hope everyone has a great week and I will have lots to post when I get back to Paris on 4 March!
Gros bisous à tous!
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