One Week Down

Wow, done with my first week of class.

Other than the French grammar class that is totally going to kick my butt, I think I am really going to like my classes.

On Mondays, I have two hours of intense grammar with Stephane Dugois, who I think is the most hilarious French man I have met yet. So while the class might absolutely kill me, at least the proffessor is great.

Tuesdays are going to be my hardest days because I am in class for 6 hours. I have expression ecrite (to improve our writing skills) with Stephane from 9-11, France contemporaine (Contemporary civilization) from 12-2, and histoire d'art (art history) from 2:30-4:30. Poor Monsieur Tomarchio, our art history professor, is going to have a hard time keeping my attention.

Wednesdays will be a bit tough too, with comprehension orale (to improve our comprehension of spoken French) from 9-11 and comprehension ecrite (to improve our comprehension of journal articles, books, etc) from 11-1. Four straight hours of class will be intense too, but at least I'm done at 1.

Thursdays I'll occasionally have France contemporaine at 8:15 in the morning (ouch), and then always technique ecrite from 11-1. Technique ecrite is going to be really interesting because we'll be learning idioms and vocabulary used all the time in everyday French life but that aren't going to be taught in a French class in America. I guess its kind of like learning slang.

And my Fridays are freeeeeee. Which is fantastic. Allows for lots of trips to far off, fantastical places. Like Florence, Italy.

Which is where I'm headed in just a few hours!!! I could not be more excited.

And honestly, more grateful. How amazingly blessed am I that I get to spend a semester in France and visit places like Italy for a weekend because its just a train ride away? How amazingly blessed am I that I have the money to do it? It blows my mind how many opportunities the Lord has given me and how easily I take it all for granted.

Prayers for a weekend of appreciation, learning, safety, and gelato...and most of all, prayers of thanks.

"Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men! For He satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness." -Psalm 107: 8-9

"Qu'ils louent l'Eternal pour sa bonté et pour ses merveilles en faveur des hommes, car Il a désaltéré les assoifés, Il a comblé de biens les affamés." - Psaumes 107: 8-9