This is my attempt to try and update more; let’s see what comes out.

Classes here are still, interesting. As appreciative as I am about how classes are run in regards to how rigorous the curriculum is (or lack there of, if you didn’t catch my sarcasm), I wish I could be challenged more. The only way I get challenged is if someone challenges me. At Northeastern it was definitely my professor’s who KNEW I could do better than that, and wouldn’t let me get away with an easy grading rubric. But here, I feel as if my “average half-ass work” per say, is accepted as something worthy of at least a 92%. It should be a sick way though to get a nice 4.00 (prays) GPA boost over two straight semesters.

I wish I was getting better at french. There’s definitely been progress, but it’s not as much as I’d want to be because I’m not in that many situations where I have to be speaking on a 24/7 basis. It’s more like, whenever I go out on weekends or head to the grocery store. I kinda regret not taking a french class here, but oh well. It doesn’t fit in my schedule with and I wouldn’t graduate on time…Sigh… I guess I’ll go buy a textbook tomorrow or something. There’s a store down the street by Notre Dame after a pont and sells french textbooks for cheap…I think. I’ll see tomorrow. My biggest struggle right now is just applying myself to learning the names and vocabulary….structure comes easily as does most verbs. Oh wellll.

The general reaction is that a lot of people are super surprised that as an American I have some sort of command over the French language. We’re most certainly still a party accessory to the locals that we’ve been friended by, or as they say their little “gringo projects”. Most people think I’m from England instead of the states. I’m always proud to say I’m from America still, even though I don’t agree with half the things going on right now. There are kids here who will say they are from Canada or England, over the States in fear that they’ll be stereotyped. I say it cause I want to change their minds, and show that there actually ARE Americans out there that care about foreign events, and care about things like reading and not obssessed in the celebrity culture, etc. Most of the time I can change their minds, especially when it comes to politics which is refreshing. I feel like politics is always on the agenda.

This upcoming weekend is the first weekend in awhile that there is nothing planned, and I like it that way. Roomie and I are planning to see more movies here, and explore more. It’s been raining for awhile though, so hopefully that changes soon. Some sun would be nice to stroll around under!