Life in the South of France

This week in Aix, I have...

Tried 5 classes, chose 4 out of the 5. Signed up to do Bikram Yoga for a week. Went to the marché, comme toujours. Navigated the insanity that is French websites. Battled the SNCF, but came out successful with my train tickets to Paris. Walked more miles than I can count. Entered a papeterie, and failed to come out sans achat. (I have a problem when it comes to buying stationary). Bought a uni-langue French dictionary. Color-coded my French notebooks with the appropriate colored folder. Fallen up the stairs in the house. Ate ice-cream at Giovanni Glacerie. Signed up to try a contemporary and jazz dance class next week. Signed up on the waiting list of a cooking class. Celebrated the birthday of a friend with music, singing, guitars, peach champagne, and dancing. Saw a French doctor to get a certificate of health to do sports at the fac. Swam in the Mediterranean. Went to Cassis and saw des calanques. Sent postcards to the US. Bought more postcards. Eaten delicious French pastries. Began thinking in French.

Cassis, France

La vie en Rose :)

Bonne nuit, tout le monde! Bisous. xoxo

Aix-cellent Start to an Aixoise Life

What a week! It has been a week filled with logistical meetings, activities, soirées, and funtimes. Aix is beautiful! And I have developed a new love....le marché! The open-air market is just such a wonderful place to be! The vendors are super nice, and you can find almost anything there - from gorgeous sunflowers, to brightly colored peppers, to loafs of bread and mounds of fruit. Even though I don't even really need to go to the marché to buy groceries, I go almost everyday just to walk around and experience the aixoise life.

Le Marché à Place Richelme 

Rainbow peppers :) 

This week, we also went to a soirée chez Madame Masson. 21 students, plus their host families, plus some more, all piled into Madame Masson's beautiful apartment. The food was provençale, of course, with l'entrée, le plat principal, fromage, and dessert. We all had such a wonderful time, and the terrace offered a beautiful view of Mt. St. Victoire, off in the distance.

JUST the appetizers....

Toujours du vin chez Madame Masson

Famille! :) :) 

Today is the first time it's rained in Aix since we've been here! So it will be a nice lazy rainy Sunday. :) Next week, we will continue the hunt for classes à la fac, and our translation class will begin on Thursday/Friday.

À bientôt, et bisous!