Last
Wednesday was pretty chill - had some quality assistant bonding time with S, A
& M while lesson planning, watching a Scottish cooking show, & then a
delicious quiche for dinner! Thursday I taught again – reviewed colors &
started on English-speaking countries for the older kids. Printed out a blank
map of the world for the kids, worked on English translations of countries
(i.e. Etats-Unis = United States), & located the countries on a map. The
crew went out Thursday, student night, as usual! Lots of dancing & one of
the best nights yet! Friday I was up bright & early to get Katie F from the
train station! YAY! It was SO nice to get a visit from someone from home, and
we did a lot! Friday we wandered les jardins & basically explored Nîmes.
Saturday – trip to Arles – a town about an hour bus ride southeast of Nîmes.
There was a huge market & we ended up spending the day with 2 other
assistants, J & B. It was really nice, I’ll post some pics later since
they’re still on my camera. Definitely happy I live in Nîmes though :)
That
night we went to M’s housewarming party – delicious food, met some new people,
great conversations, followed by a night full of dancing (hmm…theme to our
nightlife). Sunday we did a tour of the arena, still here from Roman times.
There was so much more information & guidance here than when I toured the
Coliseum in Rome! Learned about all the different types of gladiators, what
kinds of events happened in the arena, & even how there was a village IN it
during the middle ages! Crazy. We then went to rugby with the crew, Nîmes v.
Marseille. Happy to say that Nîmes pretty much smashed Marseille – 30something
– 3! Will definitely be returning to watch more games, the fans are great &
it feels good to be around sports again. Still haven’t found people to play
soccer with, but I’ve learned that it’s a guys sport here. All the French guys
I’ve talked to are really surprised, and kind of taken aback, when they can
talk “football” with me. Snaps to Title IX!
This
week! Monday morning Katie left to return to Barcelona, and I chilled out in my
room a bit before heading to S’s for some lesson planning & Scottish
comedy! Learned a lot of Scottish vocab & jokes that’ll come in handy over
Christmas :) Tuesday, after a rough morning, got much better as I continued the
lesson on English-speaking countries & the kids colored & labeled flags
of Australia, New Zealand, the US, UK, and Canada! The second half of my day
was teaching perfection & then the crew went to see Drive in a theatre that
shows movies in their original language.
Wednesday.
Out of a dream, thanks to Asia, Alston & S. So, background – Asia is a
photographer, just started getting more serious this year (I believe, Asia
correct me if I’m wrong), & since we became Facebook friends this summer
I’ve kept an eye on her amazing pictures.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Acro-Photography/105287422895146
I did a few fun, casual photoshoots with high school friends but we didn’t know
what we were doing. So when Asia asked if I would model for her for a shoot, it
was an automatic YES. I love photography, being outside, doing something
new…the amazing resulting pictures are just a bonus. Honestly, if there were no
pictures from the day I wouldn’t be crushed. It was that much fun! We went to
les jardins (told you I’d return at least once a week) & S also modeled. Gorgeous
day in Nîmes, 60s & sunny, clear skies. Outside for 4 hours taking
pictures!
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More to come!
bisous
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