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The past few days have been super funny and eventful in regard to culture and just, French experience I guess? Ok. Where to begin.

Tuesday! Well in our speaking class, we got paired up and had to fix a jumbled up conversation in order to act it out (all the lines were in a mixed up order). I was paired with one of the guys in our class from China. After we got done our assignment I thought I would not let this go to waste and asked him about China. He apparently loves to talk about it! (In English however haha). But he was so funny because the teacher doesn't want us talking English so he would speak in hushed tones, and constantly look over his shoulder like he was doing something illegal hahaha. And that completed the conversation because he started talking about the censorship in China, the CCP, and the overall control there haha. It felt like the CCP was watching us there because he was so cautious haha. So funny. But super interesting! I love how open he was about the flaws of his own country. The teacher was amused though because she would come over, and I would explain how we were speaking in French (I was anyway), and we got started talking about Texas and George Bush (who he automatically associates with Texas haha) and she thought we were so funny for discussing all of this. She also joined in for a second and gave the general French opinion on Bush and Obama haha. Which is along the lines of Nay and Yay.

So that was fun. Then after, I ran to get some workout clothes with Chelsea, and we ran into Ed on the tram so he joined us. After, volleyball time! I met up with the older lady that I partnered with last time, and she immediately took me over to our bags and gave me a bottle of homemade, French Cider! SO nice of her. :) She had mentioned she would bring me some last week but she the fact that she followed through with it was such a nice treat. We partnered for a while, and then we got in lines and got to spike some! I hadn't done that yet so it was so fun! Yayyyy volleyball. We had been doing that for around 20 min when the teacher came up to me and asked if I wanted to move to the more advanced court of people who were doing something a little more advanced. Of course I did! So I awkwardly moved over and tried to integrate myself. Didn't talk much. I don't even think they knew that I was American. Which is saying a lot, most people find out immediately. We started a game and at the beginning I felt very much so like the weak link, but slowly started to get my game and we had a fun time. :) Got my serves over! There were 2 girls on each team, and when in the front row we often were the setters, so that was fun to be able to set up a guy for an awesome spike.

Wednesday was another eventful day. I took a nap mid day, slept too long, and was 10 min late to class...oops hah. In our speaking class, we were doing the same thing as yesterday, but with different scripts, and this time, I was with my Chinese guy partner, and Chelsea. So we edited the script for 3 people, but then realized that the Chinese guy and I had missed another assignment to do from yesterday because we were talking about China and Texas too much haha. The teacher told us to improvise a 3rd conversation in front of the class. IT was supposed to be in 'interview'. So I was the interviewer, and Interviewed Chelsea and the guy for a tourist guide job, so each represented their country respectively. When I got the question about the leader of the country, I couldn't call them both presidents...so in French I asked "Who is the President, and or Dictator, in your country?". HAHA...oops. The teacher burst out laughing and said "KAITLYN that is taboo you can't say that!" I did not understand because I was not asking his opinion of his dictator, just his name! After going back and forth and the entire class non-stop laughing, it finally came apparent that I was not supposed to call him a dictator because that already opinionated and labeled my opinion of the leader hahaha. OOPS. But the Chinese guy called him one in all our conversations so I just thought it all natural. I was a tad embarrassed haha...but we all laughed it off. The teacher could not let me forget though haha. Oh my goodness.

After that fiasco, Chelsea and I headed to MacDo to get some Wifi and plan if we were going to take a trip to Italy in a few weeks! We stayed there for around 3 hours. Goodness. So long that we missed going to our Boxing class on accident!

Today I had my final appointment to seal all the paperwork for my visa (finally...it's only been a MONTH), and therefore missed my first class. After, Chelsea and I planned some more Italy, and figured out that Genesis was going to be able to join us! Yayay I’m so excited! Then, time for speaking class again! Today we were going around Campus to interview French students. Such an awkward concept. However, the girl I was paired with and I, we spoke to more than 6 people, and they were all SO nice. Some people did not have time, but everyone was so nice and patient and let us ask questions like, "What was the last film you saw in the theaters", or "Where did you eat for lunch", past tense type questions. I ran into one of my French friends so we interviewed him! And after, we randomly interviewed a girl that was American! Fluent in French, and I think getting her Masters here? Super nice also :)

After. MacDo again to plan. We bought our tickets to get there! There were only 3 left...so we had to haha. Italy in 2 weeks!

This is my MacDo Latte Machiato Caramel!(That is foam not whipped cream at the top) :)