What have I been up to?

CEA took us on a day trip to Avignon! 

me on the bridge...What river flows under le pont d'Avignon? The Rhone!

I'm sure you all have heard this song...our program director Vivienne, forced us to hold hands, dance in a circle, and sing the song while we were on the bridge. The best part?...she has it on video. We look ridiculous but it was fun!

Le pont d'Avignon...

We got to visit Palais des Papes....two words: massive and amazing...

The Christmas market has opened in Aix! The Cours Mirabeau is all lit up and there are a bunch of chalets where you can do crafts, try different foods, buy little things and drink vin chaud (hot wine of course!) Sorry these are pictures from my iPhone so they aren't the best but you can see why I love it!

yum...C'est bon! :)

C'est tout pour ce moment! Ciao et au revoir!

:)

Did you hear?

I will be in San Diego for Christmas!

This is NOT a joke people...I'm excited to see my family and my friends :) I am going to do my very best to see everyone I can! I will be in San Diego from the 21st to the 31st of December! I think the best thing about coming back for the holidays (other than seeing everyone of course) is that I get to come back to my beloved France. Don't worry San Diego, I love you and miss you when I'm gone

:)

Other updates:

My Toussaint vacation has finished and I've resumed classes. Very happy to be back in the classroom! I have many exams and exposés in the coming weeks so I have plenty to do! I've learned that the best place for me to work on the language I love is everywhere and anywhere other than class. To be honest, I'm beginning to use French more often than English. I don't rely on my English as much because my confidence in speaking French has grown. It's amazing how quickly my language skills have progressed! I try to only use English when communicating with people in the US. Other than that, I read, write and speak French as often as I can. I love it! It makes me laugh because whenever I update this blog, I find myself writing English as if I were writing French! My brain is going to be temporarily confused when all I hear is English in San Diego because it is very used to French! :)

Fall has arrived in Aix. It has been raining for almost a week now and it is windy and chilly. I love it. It is beautiful and it has been fun to watch the seasons change. We really don't see it that much in San Diego so its a welcome change. 

Food:

Do you buy your milk at room temperature and your yogurt in a jar? I do! It is so strange but awesome! The yogurt jars double as extra drinking glasses and I can buy more milk at once and leave it in the pantry. Strange thought I know but trust me...once you are used to it, it's awesome! 

The other evening CEA treated us to dinner...what was on the menu? A plate full of mussels and frites! Yes it was amazing :) I am spoiled by all the amazing food I eat here!

Il faut que je fasse mes devoirs....aka I must do my homework for all you non-french speakers :)

Bonsoir at bisous!!