Firs
t of all, I have to say that today was a good day at school. We understood nearly everything that was going on around us. We were prepared for our Concurrence et Distribution TD and we almost made two new friends. Let me explain- the French kids don't talk to us much, however, one of them asked me for some paper (twice) and one guy even asked Becca to e-mail him her notes. We were stoked.So about the list I posted earlier- I had a comment about the coffee machines- so I will elaborate. Let me first explain that French college students don't carry coffee to-go cups. You can only find them in Starbucks and I am not really sure why this has not taken off in France (the land of coffee). BUT they do have these coffee machines on campus where you 1) choose your beverage, 2) insert your money (this varies- more later) and then 3) choose your sugar preference, and finally 4) the machine brews a cup for you. Granted, it is most likely Nescafe, but it is sooo handy. It is especially handy because these machines are EVERYWHERE on campus. The thing is, most of our classes are on the first floor, however the coffee on the third floor is noticeably better (and for some reason 10 cents cheaper). So, sometimes during our break, we take the elevator to the third floor for the better and cheaper coffee. We have priorities, you know.
I must also add that Becca and I both have broken down and purchased coffee to-go mugs at our local Starbucks. (mine was a b.day gift) But we usually only carry them on days when we have early classes. It is like wearing a sign on your head that you are the AMERICAN in the class. Not necessarily a bad thing these days, but still...
3 commentaires:
i hate to burst your french bubble, but these have made it to the usa. we had them at BU and they definitely have them in hospitals. but i'm glad you get a kick out of them. i always found the coffee to be horrible. btw, the stuffing and sweet potatoes are MADE. you should call in the next couple of days yo. -h
hmm three things:
1. we have a coffee machine like that in the Classroom building (i am sure you remember it). i am scared to try it (irrational i know) but i have a friend name james who is obnoxiously addicted and i hear it is good.
2. i do not spell any better then i did. it is the power on spell check on firefox. i dont even have to ask it to check for me so its totally convenient. but i feel compelled to fix the red underlined words and sometimes it feel like lying. (i do still ignore grammar (not to be confused with grammer) rules especially capitalization (lame)
3. The oldham's are like my total heroes. I am sure becca your blog-mate is great too! but it still amazes me how you have time to do all of the things you do with all of your kids and you still look cute doing it. You even get extra points for looking cute in your thrift store finds. go oldhams!
remember the classroom building not the machine*
oh and we are getting a new north classroom building, very exciting
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