Well the French class is getting a bit tougher. We all seem to realize our vocab is not what is should be, but that we definitely understand the concepts of all the conjugations thrown at us.
Tommorrow I'm giving a five minute speech in French on "shagging" (South Carolina's state dance). Katherine gave a great talk last Friday on Greek life at Longwood and it sparked much interest from our teacher. It is going to be hard to follow such a good talk!
I think one girl is giving a speech on chi which should be very interesting for the French to try to understand....
A few of us have managed to step outside our comfort zones and talk with the other international students in our class. They are all very nice but aren't living with host families like us LU students.
Today is Bastille Day which is the Frenchs day to celebrate their freedom. Instead of French class we had history class with Isaac. We learned mroe about the politics intertwining with religion in the 1500s in France. Then we translated some old documents to further grasp the peoples perspective of it all. Taking the history class the way we are is not at all like taking a class at Longwood. Even though our lectures are in the same style with Isaac its easier to want to participate and to also pay attention because our classes are about information that we can see the result of in our town and in our homes! Very fascinating for the history major in us all.
Well my times at the cafe is up!
Au Revoir
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