Last week went a lot quicker than the first week- I think probably because I had more things to do. In the week I was fairly busy- went swimming Tuesday night with the daughter of one of the teachers at the school and her friends which was lovely. It was really great to be able to actually spend some time sort of messing about and not having to be an adult like I have to do at school the whole week! It was her 18th birthday as well so we partook in some of the things which you might usually do on an 18th...Plus I met them on wednesday in the afternoon and we went for a couple of drinks and played pool (thanks Vodsoc pool nights for making me not entirely hopeless) with another couple of their friends. I hope I'll meet up with them again a few times because it was lovely being around people my age!
At school we had an interesting experience on the Friday- we went to the nursing home which is fairly nearby to sing some songs we'd been learning over the past couple of weeks, and to give some happy new year cards to the residents. The kids did really well to sing the songs mostly off by heart, but it was a bit harder when it came to giving the cards... Some of the residents seemed to be pretty senile/ unaware of what was going on, some were sleeping and one person even ripped up the card in front of the girl who'd made it and given it to him. Needless to say she ended up crying, cause they'd made the cards over 2 weeks and put a lot of effort into them!
The weekend was fairly uneventful, although I did manage to open a bank account (at the bank called BNP- I giggled inside about this), do my laundry for the first time (more expensive than I imagined-better buy more clothes), and finally pick up the courage to go to a proper boulangerie. I can assure you, the fear I might be kicked out for not being French enough was worth overcoming for the gorgeous croissants and pains au chocolat I got. The truth is, I've never tasted any pastries anywhere near as good!! (it's true what they say about the French). I also went to the gym which is in the swimming pool complex for the first time- it's pretty small and fairly municipal but it was good to get some exercise, especially seeing as the weather's been awful recently (and i've been eating too much French food). Towards the end of the weekend a sore throat started coming on and since then I've been feeling pretty rough. Made it into school today (partly because of the fear of having to call in sick for the first time in my life, and having to do it in French) and hoping it'll pass but I am a bit scared because some kids in the school have had the flu, and just overheard that one has meningitis?!!?
Wish me luck, et à bientôt.
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