Chocolat Chaud

First of all, Happy Weekiversery to me!!! I have officially been in France for one full week!!

Today I got the results for my placement exam so I had to get up early and go to the language institute and find out all about my level. I was placed in 2C which may or may not be too easy for me, but if it is after the first week you can tell them so. I really like the people in my class and my schedule so I kind of hope they put me at the right level. There are about five Americans in my class, two Norwegians, a Swede, a New Zealander, and Irishman and a Korean. And they ALL speak English so maybe I can make friends after all!

After I got the results and got a tour of the institute. Grace and I went out to lunch at a "Mexican" place. I put that in quotes because the people running it certainly were not Mexican and the food wasn't very authentic, but it was good nonetheless. After lunch Grace and I met up with Josh and Mme Coates for coffee. I asked for water but somehow ended up with hot chocolate (chocolat chaud) but that's okay because it is the only hot drink I can tolerate.

We then went to the one class that Gordon provides for us, which is on the history of Protestantism in France. We go to Professor Berthud's house for it and oh my goodness his house is gorgeous!! It is really old and typically French. I wanted to take pictures, but I figured it would be rude. There was a lot of French going on for the three hours that the class lasted. We watched videos in French on the reform and I'll tell you one thing, if I didn't have previous knowledge on the reformation I would have been soooooo lost.

The class ended and Grace and I headed back to the seminary for dinner. I made myself rice and cooked vegetables which was very good. Mme Coates is taking Grace and I into the countryside tomorrow for a day excursion so I am quite excited! I will end with a few things I discovered today.

1. I am not as ignorant as the other Americans (thank goodness). The other Americans were having a hard time communicating even in English. One misunderstanding was the fact that in Europe college is university and high school is college. Also in Europe there is a language test that places you on levels like B1 or C2 (not the same as the levels of our classes).

2. There are three Subway restaurants in Aix

3. I have discovered a Froyo place...this is not good...

4. I want milk!