A taste of home.....(July 10, 2009)

This picture makes the university look good. It is one of the few attractive buildings on the campus. And we have decided that the groundskeepers must be on strike!

Today we had a "pot d'accueil" (welcome pot) after class. That is a French cocktail party of sorts. There was no pot, but plenty of wine, OJ, and Coca-Cola. They also had potato chips with various dips, and tortilla chips with guacamole and salsa! There was also plenty of cheese. They didn't have any plates, and the dips had knives in them instead of spoons. We weren't quite sure how we were supposed to manage, but the napkins were heavy enough that we were able to get chips and salsa on them and carry them back to our table. The funny thing was, no one else was eating the chips and salsa! We went back several times for more, and they finally told us to finish it off, because they were just going to throw it away. It was totally off my diet, but it took the place of dinner, so who cares! A good time was had by all.

News flash!....We have heard that the Tour de France is coming through Grenoble next Thursday at 1:30 p.m.! That is normally something I would stay away from (because of the crowds), but I think I just might have to participate, since it is a once-in-a-lifetime experience!

Good news, Kristen finally got her suitcase, after 12 days!

Classes are going well, with the exception of the current events class, which is boring us to death. William and I had signed up to take part two of it the third week, but we are going tomorrow to change our schedule.

Tomorrow we have no class in the afternoon, so we are all going into town to do various things. There is some kind of scavenger hunt planned. Don't know if I'll do that or not. Will let you know!