mom and dad left this morning at 9am, which means that i saw them last night for the last time for five months. it was definitely very emotional; although i've been at university for a year and a half, they've always been but an hour away. now--if i'm homesick i just have to tough it out, i suppose.
luckily, gillian is visiting me in march so i'll get a little taste of home then :)
today was my second day of classes. it's 6 hours of french a day; from 9h-12h and then again from 14h-17h. it's exhausting. i've got 13 classmates. they're mostly american, but there's also a handful of asian girls, a guy from venezuela who is the only one younger than me, and also a scottish girl and a guy from yemen (random). i went to lunch with maggie, who is from connecticut, today. carlos the venezuelan has been living here since september and walked us to the best (and cheapest) pâtisserie in the area, winking at us as he left to meet a friend. caleb, the floridan with an awesome creole accent, got coffee with me yesterday during one of our short breaks. his parents are haitian, and apparently although the official language of haiti is french, everyone speaks creole, which is different enough for him to have to learn french despite creole being his first language.
once i get around to plugging in my camera, i'll post a couple snapshots of my room. i haven't brought my camera out at all; it's so bulky and i have way too much in my purse already, since i refuse to use a backpack.
anyway, i need to finish my grammar exercises before i go to sleep. i wanted to catch up on my shows tonight but i spent so much time downloading them that i only had time to watch project runway.... oh well! i know it's only 1:30 at home, but goodnight!
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