La Lycee

The school we go to, Lycee Joffre is ginormous and way more confusing than our school. (which is hard) I think it is one of the biggest schools in France; so there are also zillions of students.

On Monday morning we all met and were introduced to the Principal, and had a little orientation type thing - basically they just said try and go to some classes... On Monday i went to English and Biology with Mireille. In English, i introduced myself (in english) and the students asked me questions. Their english teacher is not very strict so the class is fun! Biology was ok also, i understood a little of what they were doing.

We had lunch at the cafeteria - the only thing vego was a cheese baguette - with slabs of butter - not all that appetizing: Next time we eat there, i might pop into the city to find something instead. French people really like their butter and sweet stuff, they don't spread butter, but slice like cheese and place on bread (ugh) and nutella - it makes me feel ill watching the mounds of it on thier bread!

After school that day, Mireille and I went shopping as Mireille had to buy some christmas presents. They have a big shopping centre, like those is Aus, called le Polygon; but i much prefer the little streets with the 'boutiques', as they are called here.

Yesterday I had my first pain au chocolate - it was yummy! The croissants here are way better than at home - really light and fluffy! Then i went to Spanish (they only speak Spanish, i didn't understand a thing - i think once for the experience but not again!) and Physics, where they were studying the conservation of energy, something we have already done, so i understood it all! yay! After lessons we returned home for lunch (very european thing to do) and then i visisted the giant library just out of town with Claire.

Am understanding a bit more French now but my own sentences are still very rudimentary - am trying to fix that!! Hope everything is well