Je suis ici depuis une semaine

Bonsoir! I have been here for one week (that's what the title says ;))! Life is going pretty well. I feel like my French is getting better every day! The daily conversation with my host family, my friends, and my professors, overhearing the conversations of others, watching the news on TV, hearing the talk on the radio, reading what's new in the paper, and of course the content in my classes....my life is wrapped snugly in a French blanket which is most comfortable.

I have met a number of people here in Angers and have made good friends. My classes usually start at 9 and I am done at 5. My lunch break is for about an hour and a half though which is nice. There are a number of excursions happening throughout September and the first one is this Friday~Puy du Fou. Apparently it's an amazing medieval show with a spectacular musical light show at the end. Needless to say, I am looking forward to it very much! :)

I am missing a few things at home. Family, Friends, Activism on Grand Valley's campus...but as they say and what I keep on remembering....when the Universe closes one door...another one opens. So as the door back home is currently closed, I am enjoying the step I have taken out of another. And let me tell you...I have great confidence that it will be one of the greatest decisions I have ever made.

It feels sort of strange to say that I have been here for exactly a week. In some ways I feel as though I have just arrived. Then again, I also feel that I am quite familiar with this town and have been going to the school here for weeks. Perhaps it is a sign that I am adapting...

I forgot my first word the other day in English! hahaha! It was 'agnostic'. I was having a conversation about religion and C3 with my host sister, Anne-Sophie, and for the life of me, I could not think of the word in English! It took me a couple minutes to remember it because I was thinking and talking in French for the longest time so I had to rethink in English for a while to remember the word! Cool, eh!? ;)

I have been going to bed earlier (like, before midnight) which I believe is a good idea lol. As the night is getting darker, so should my bedroom. I appreciate your loving messages and warm thoughts. I hope to write again soon. Namaste :)

Vince