Hi everyone! Today is Tuesday, January 13 and we are into our second week in Antibes! This is our first full week of school. Yesterday we had an art class, Artists of the French Riviera from 4-7pm. It was a long class; the teacher was really crazy and went really fast. This morning from 8:30-11:30 we had Composition and Rhetoric II. There was only one other American in the class with us and the three of us ended up in the wrong classroom. We couldn’t read the schedule so we got our first late mark and need to make sure we are on time from now on. Not off to a good start in that class! The teacher is pregnant and extremely odd. She told us that if we caused her a lot of stress we would send her into premature labor. The class basically consists of writing papers for three hours straight analyzing books and poems and doing presentations. Just want we love! This afternoon from 4-7pm we have Religion and Culture of the Mediterranean. Can’t wait to see what that class will be like!
Friday night we went out with our roommates a few other people to an Australian Outback bar. The bar was pretty crazy, but we had fun! We got up early on Saturday morning and went shopping at a place similar to Costco with CEA. (Minus the samples!) People there were crazy and would run into your with their shopping carts if you didn’t get out of their way! The store had everything from TVs and appliances to food and clothing. That afternoon we walked around the town and went to the beach. Later that night we went to watch the sunset with our roommates. On Sunday a group of us met to watch the Eagles game at a pub in Old Town Antibes. We were the only Eagles fans and everyone else lost money betting on the Giants. They were pretty upset. It was so nice hearing American commercials and TV in English!
We miss you all and can’t wait to hear from you soon! Let us know how things are going at home! Our internet is getting installed today but we won’t be able to get connection for about 10 days afterwards. Hope your feeling better Jul! Love you! Em and Jen
Friday night we went out with our roommates a few other people to an Australian Outback bar. The bar was pretty crazy, but we had fun! We got up early on Saturday morning and went shopping at a place similar to Costco with CEA. (Minus the samples!) People there were crazy and would run into your with their shopping carts if you didn’t get out of their way! The store had everything from TVs and appliances to food and clothing. That afternoon we walked around the town and went to the beach. Later that night we went to watch the sunset with our roommates. On Sunday a group of us met to watch the Eagles game at a pub in Old Town Antibes. We were the only Eagles fans and everyone else lost money betting on the Giants. They were pretty upset. It was so nice hearing American commercials and TV in English!
We miss you all and can’t wait to hear from you soon! Let us know how things are going at home! Our internet is getting installed today but we won’t be able to get connection for about 10 days afterwards. Hope your feeling better Jul! Love you! Em and Jen
** The fist picture is Place d'Gaule, it is the main sqaure in Antibes about three blocks from our apartment. It is where we get the bus from and has a bunch of fountains that run all day long. The second picture is from when we were watching the Eagles game! The third and fourth pictures are for you Aunt Lynnie! There are many stay dogs and cats and people leave food and water outside of their doors for them. You can look closely and see two cats at the top of the fourth picture. The fifth picture is of our two roomates and us during the sunset and the sixth picture is at the Outback bar.
Your place looks great!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to see that you're out soaking up the local culture.
Where do you have plans to travel to??
I really like all the stonework on the buildings and the shutters on the windows. Europe always makes me feel like this is such a young country. It also inspires me to try to preserve what is unique about Pennsylvania. Cool cat on the bike! I didn't see it at first. The rest of my family was upset that they missed the Eagles win! We were invited to lunch with a family in Belize. It was an offer too good to turn down. We rarely saw TV in Belize and never any football.
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