Hey, so I just wanted to give everyone a little update on my status here in Dijon. Things are starting to get into full swing with classes and travel and what not. Last weekend I went to Strasbourg and Offenburg with a few friends and had an amazing time. While we were in Germany, I realized what it's like for the first time, excluding my first trip to france, to be in a ocuntry where you have no knowledge of the language. It was crazy trying to order lunch while we were there. Anyway, I'm sick yet again and getting worse....as was mentioned on my facebook page. I'm basically all congested and bleh.....but aside from that things are good. I hope all is well with everyone! I miss you all....check my facebook for new pictures!
Much love
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Monday, February 16, 2009
New Update!!!!
Hey everyone!
I am sooooooo sorry that I've been lacking in my maintenance of this blog. But I have a lot to fill everyone in on! So this past weekend I took a little weekend trip to Paris with a few of the people I've met since arriving. We took the TGV (bullet train) up to paris at 6am saturday morning and once we arrived we joined up with a free tour that runs every day. Our guide, Crazy James as we call him, gave us an amazing and gritty portrayal of the city of love and once we had finished with the tour we went over to the Eiffel Tower and took a few pictures which are now on facebook. Saturday night, we had a relaxing and delicious dinner right on the Seine with a beautiful view of Notre Dame. Once we finished eating we took off to take part in a pub crawl with about 100 other people...we met some amazing people including 4 people from England, a guy from Australia, a guy from Scotland, and a few people from Argentina. We went to 4 different pubs and got drinks and a few free shots... and then ended at an exclusive Paris night club. Needless to say, it was a great experience. On sunday we went to the catacombes which was incredibly morbid and yet strangely beautiful. It really gave you a sense of your own fragile mortality. After that we needed a pick-me-up and caved.....we got starbucks.....yes....we're american.....we can't help it. But later in the afternoon we went to Musee D'Orsay and saw many of my absolute favorite paintings in the world...including Van Gogh's self-portrait and a few by Monet. It was incredible. We spent the rest of the afternoon in the gardens in front of the Louvre eating bread and cheese and enjoying the first sun light we had seen in days.
As far as everything else that's been going on....I'm kinda getting used to the 2 and 3 hour classes each day so that's a relief even though they still kill. I'm hoping that I'll be able to send some mail to a couple people and anyone is free to send me something. The address here is
Residence Internationale D'Etudiants
6 Rue Marechal Leclerc 21000 Dijon, France
chambre (room) B312
I really really miss everyone and hope all is well. Check out my facebook for pictures and I'll try to keep this updated a little more. Love you all!
I am sooooooo sorry that I've been lacking in my maintenance of this blog. But I have a lot to fill everyone in on! So this past weekend I took a little weekend trip to Paris with a few of the people I've met since arriving. We took the TGV (bullet train) up to paris at 6am saturday morning and once we arrived we joined up with a free tour that runs every day. Our guide, Crazy James as we call him, gave us an amazing and gritty portrayal of the city of love and once we had finished with the tour we went over to the Eiffel Tower and took a few pictures which are now on facebook. Saturday night, we had a relaxing and delicious dinner right on the Seine with a beautiful view of Notre Dame. Once we finished eating we took off to take part in a pub crawl with about 100 other people...we met some amazing people including 4 people from England, a guy from Australia, a guy from Scotland, and a few people from Argentina. We went to 4 different pubs and got drinks and a few free shots... and then ended at an exclusive Paris night club. Needless to say, it was a great experience. On sunday we went to the catacombes which was incredibly morbid and yet strangely beautiful. It really gave you a sense of your own fragile mortality. After that we needed a pick-me-up and caved.....we got starbucks.....yes....we're american.....we can't help it. But later in the afternoon we went to Musee D'Orsay and saw many of my absolute favorite paintings in the world...including Van Gogh's self-portrait and a few by Monet. It was incredible. We spent the rest of the afternoon in the gardens in front of the Louvre eating bread and cheese and enjoying the first sun light we had seen in days.
As far as everything else that's been going on....I'm kinda getting used to the 2 and 3 hour classes each day so that's a relief even though they still kill. I'm hoping that I'll be able to send some mail to a couple people and anyone is free to send me something. The address here is
Residence Internationale D'Etudiants
6 Rue Marechal Leclerc 21000 Dijon, France
chambre (room) B312
I really really miss everyone and hope all is well. Check out my facebook for pictures and I'll try to keep this updated a little more. Love you all!
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Lazy Days in Dijon
So today was a day free of any scheduled activities or excursions. Thus I promptly woke up so as to partake of the breakfast at the residence and then returned, just as promptly to bed for another couple hours. Later on, myself and my friend Alex, who also hails from UofL went on a short run to the french equivalent of a Wal-Mart for a supply of wine for the next couple nights. As it stands now, I believe the group is going to go out to the disoteque (club) later tonight and then tomorrow we find out where we placed with our french level on the exam. We'll get our schedules and then start classes on Monday. This weekend, it seems we might have a small group going over to Paris but we'll have to see what becomes of that. So far, Dijon is a beautiful city with excellent people, incredible food and some of the best wine in France, literally....it's known for it's wine. I feel I should tell a story from last night when we were at Flannerys Irish Pub. We were sitting there enjoying a nice glass of lager when this guy comes up and starts talking to us. Eventually, he sits down with us and buys us a huge thing of lager while we continue to talk and laugh together. We found out that he was from strasbourg but was in dijon for business. Anyway.....it was rather amusing. That's all for now. Hope all is well and I'll be uploading pictures soon so keep checking back. Ciao!
Monday, February 2, 2009
Situated and Adjusting
Hello everyone!
Well I've arrived in Dijon and have already spent my first night in my new dorm room.....kinda a far cry from the comforts of Kurz Hall or my parents' house for that matter. It has certainly been a difficult couple days as I have dealt with the strain of missing friends, family, and of course, Jennifer. I've taken the first part of my placement exam which went rather well and am currently waiting to take the oral portion. After that, I believe that the group is going to try to find a walmart-type store to go to as we all need to get varying supplies. I hope all is well and I'll try to keep these up to date as much as possible. Ciao!
Well I've arrived in Dijon and have already spent my first night in my new dorm room.....kinda a far cry from the comforts of Kurz Hall or my parents' house for that matter. It has certainly been a difficult couple days as I have dealt with the strain of missing friends, family, and of course, Jennifer. I've taken the first part of my placement exam which went rather well and am currently waiting to take the oral portion. After that, I believe that the group is going to try to find a walmart-type store to go to as we all need to get varying supplies. I hope all is well and I'll try to keep these up to date as much as possible. Ciao!
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