Day Twelve
So I thought the cultural event today started at 1000 but actually it was set for 1315. So, the morning opened up and I decided to watch a movie. My excuse for the excessive amount that I watch (and will watch this semester) is that everything is in French with French subtitles! Another method of learning :) I watched Happily Ever After, it was cute. I did a little walking around when I stopped by the school early and happened to walk upon another beautiful church! What gets me though is how sad it is to see so many beautiful, large churches but to see them so empty. :/
Anyway, the movie was long enough to keep me busy until 1315 where I met everyone to go on a "monument scavenger hunt" to further discover Lyon. Putting my land nav skills to the test, granted we had a map and all. They tried to put people with others of varying experience with French and I was in a group of four. Two girls were Japanese, two were American. We spoke mostly French and some English to complain on how freezing it was. My competitive nature kicked in but we also had questions we had to answer, some of them impossible without actually asking a local. It was freezing outside and part of me wanted to just say good day and be done with it, but we kept going. I had seen most of the places on the course from my own exploration so that was helpful in leading some of the way. It took us almost an hour and we actually finished first! We didn't answer 3 questions becuase we weren't able to find the answer but we still ended up getting the prize! (and were able to warm up with cookies and snacks) We mingled with each other and that was really cool. Most people reverted back to their native languages but French would come in just as easily too. Made some friends and exchanged numbers, always a plus. It just blows my mind that in a group there was a Mexican, Americans, and Japanese girls all speaking French with each other. We planned to meet up for dinner sometime and I can't wait! Today was a very good day (despite the weather). Now I'm warming up with tea and about to start another movie, this time an authentic French film. Tomorrow is my 3rd day of class and I'll be with a new teacher. One teacher takes us Monday & Tuesday, the other on Thursday & Friday. Very excited!!
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| Beautiful church |
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| Pretty large as well and you can see how the street signs are on the actual buildings at each corner |
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| My dream house would have a cobblestone neighborhood! |
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| "If you're not first, you're last!" Haha just kidding. But we actually did get 1st place and here's our prize! |
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