Abelia Residence Atlantis Nantes

... were fab...really nice day walking around. Jason decided to watch villa on the internet instead of going to local french soccer game. they lost 2-1, maybe its better if he doesn't watch as they seemed to do better the last few games when he wasn't watching. Had a really good dinner tonight, regional specialty (crepes again) with apple cider.

heading south again tomorrow, and we'll see how far we get and where we end up.

Ok, so we arrived in Nantes....bit of a nightmare to park, but all good. Found a very centrally located budget hotel (1 star) - cheap and cheerful. We had booked the small room, but as that turned out to be on the fifth floor, we opted for the luxury room (an additional 4 euros a night) on the first floor. Is quite big, with ensuite bathroom. Well, actually, its more like the room is ensuite to the bathroom as when u open the door to the room u walk right into the ...

... 4) gaze as the sky turns from grey to white to peach until finally golden shafts of light pierce through the trees…and the list goes on and on!

Amazingly the sky was clear blue by 9am. The last few mornings it has taken until noon before the fog has burned off. We’re in for some scorching days ahead, but this is what we’ve been waiting for!

Decided to veer off the canal about 50km before ...

... weren't going to learn any English because they were all crazy about what they'd learned so we talked it out. Then Eliot (the one that cut his hair) was telling me on top of all the protection/safety/abstinence/whatever stuff, they also learned how to please a lady. haha I couldn't believe that he'd tell me that. So some other boy wrote Eliot + April = Love. I promptly threw him out of class. It was just a really interesting morning. Then I went to my other ...

... Leslie's to hang out. It's her last weekend in France so we had to do something. A lot of her friends had come to visit, so we hung out at her place for a while and then Josh and Phillipe came over too. Then we went to some outdoor bar thing and had a drink. I love that it is warm outside. There are so many terraces and they are so crowded, it's a really nice atmosphere. Next we went to The Tower dance club, which Leslie and I had gotten kicked out of before (I can't remember if I ...

... Then we all sang a French song together and it was so fun. I actually knew the words. When Lauren puts the video up I'll post it on here. We sang a LOT of songs, and there are a lot of hilarious videos. When the bar closed we all headed home and went to bed. May 1st, 2009 So everything (EVERYTHING) is closed today. It's like the French version of labor day or something. Even the buses and trams aren't running. There was also a big manifestation ...

2/23/09 Today was a pretty awful day, but that was to be expected, the day after a long break. Emma nor Julien were in class, so that made things worse. I felt really bad because in Julien's class they made a big deal about him not being there. Hugo, his friend, announced to me loudly that the best student wasn't in class. I felt bad for always favoring him in class, but it's hard not too. He does speak English so it's easier with him helping me. Then I got home and got a package ...

... I don't think she wanted to. I'm really weird about the bisous (kissing each cheek to say hello). I think I'd have to be really good friends with someone before I would even consider doing it. I'm sure I could do it with my new friends here (Lauren, Cara, Cas, Rachel, etc), but I'd still probably feel weird. But since Cas started the bisous, Frédérique bisoued me too, and I'm almost positive she didn't feel comfortable with it. Awkward turtle. Oh well. We went over a few things ...

Salut!

C'était il y a tout juste deux ans, un beau matin la gueule dans le cul au petit déjeuner en savourant mon pain polonais et en appréciant le printemps pointant le bout de son nez encore tout juste gelé. Il était enfin temps de se donner les moyens pour faire ce que je voulais faire. La perspective de passer un an à Barcelone en était le moyen, le tremplin a retardement.

Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France koaclarck

... J'adore aussi. C'est une très belle journée qui se finit un peu en queue de poisson : sur le chemin du retour, je m'achète quelques bières, mais les filles ne suivent pas. On se réunit tous dans le chambre (comme d'hab), et je finis par boire seul, et une conversation animée et pas très agréable a lieu entre les filles et moi. Sarah se couche, et finalement Ariane et moi allons recueillir de "l'eau de Pâques" passé minuit dans la Loire (c'est son idée...).