first day of class

today was our first day of class. it was pretty standard: hi, who are you, interests, why are you in paris, etc. we did some grammar exercises as well. it's pretty easy stuff. i'm going to ask tomorrow if i can be switched to a higher level. i'm here to learn stuff, not recapitulate things i can look up if i am ever indecisive.

i went with will and amanda to get lunch at the crous building. it was absolutely packed. we waited for an hour in line only to be served almost inedible food.

after we took the RER to a bookstore where we had to purchase our extra grammar workbooks. as we were exiting, a student protest broke out down the street. we stood and watched for a while. i just remember thinking, "they're striking so they don't have to go to school, right? sounds like a plan!" i'm not ignorant (at least i think i'm not), i know they're not doing it for said reason, but rather for teachers' rights and a recent reform bill that few politicians are trying to pass.

the rest of the afternoon was lazy. i went to the franprix down the street for some groceries and did my laundry. for dinner i went to the crous with drew and robyn. back at the dorms, we just hung out in brendan's room for a while drinking some wine and playing jenga. i never knew this, but i'm really good at jenga. it's an unfounded skill that i have yet to exploit... hopefully for money.

a certain someone complained to me today about not posting any pictures on facebook. that's because i haven't really taken any. i've had other peoples' pictures to look at. i'll start carrying around my camera now. promise.

cheers, jhabra