...for the first time in over a month!
...in France!
...and it was a stick!
Ok, enough of that. But basically, my roommate and I've been having some bonding moments which I've been lacking to say the least since I've been here. Yeah she's like 35 or something and she can be kind of a psycho, but she's really starting to warm up to me! I'm even making jokes in French :) That's a step in the right direction.
But basically she had the be at the train station at 9:45 this morning to catch her train to Lyon. So last night she asked if I had a permis de conduire, and somehow I found myself offering to drop her off at the station this morning. However, I realized I wasn't sure how to get there -- which was totally inaccurate! Taking the bus every day has its perks, because I knew exactly the roads to take to get to the train station.
The next hurdle was parking. Oh yeah, and driving the stick-shift. See, the gears are all different here than what I was used to on my Explorer, so we left a little early so I could give it a test-drive before dropping her off. I'm a little rusty, but the car's still in perfect shape haha. The only slight problem was driving up the hill to get into our apartment's parking lot. I accidentally shifted into a higher gear and stalled the car on the hill, oops. So I let it roll back to a flat area, and tried a second, successful time.
Oh the other "bonding" moment we had was yesterday when she came home for lunch. She just had her hair cut and apparently it was a new girl this time, because she had two clearly different lengths on the right and left sides. It wasn't even a diagonal in the back, it was like two distinct levels. So she had me cut it down to the same, even length. Then she offered to give me the address so I could get a cheap haircut, too! I actually passed on the offer, because I kind of like having my hair straight...
And one thought crossed my mind last night as I was watching t.v. (which, I'm understanding more and more every day!)
Other than the news, these are the shows I watch most often:
-That 70s Show
-Friends
-The Fresh Prince of Bel Air
-The Simpsons
-Sex and the City
All dubbed over in French... hmmm, do we see a trend here? The other two I find myself watching are French-studio filmed episodes of 1 Contre 100 and La Roue de la Fortune (1 vs. 100 and Wheel of Fortune). However, the French versions involve much more talking and noticeably smaller prizes.
And now it's already 11 a.m. and I really, really want to make lunch. But I just ate. I'm trying to restrain myself, but the day seems so long since today was our Daylight Savings time. Karina woke me up at 8 a.m. (which was really 7 a.m.) and freaked out, asking if it was really 7 a.m. or 9 a.m. When I reassured her it was the former, she calmed down. So now my day seems much longer. But if you ever want to Skype me, I'm only 8 hours ahead of you now... until the U.S. catches up in November.
P.S. (UPDATE): During my run today, I happened to notice that 99% of the snow up in the mountains has already melted. Since it's another beautiful day, I'm going to assume that yesterday MORNING was the only time is was cold enough to actually allow for snow. This must be nature's way of saying, "Chill the F out, it's still autumn!"
...in France!
...and it was a stick!
Ok, enough of that. But basically, my roommate and I've been having some bonding moments which I've been lacking to say the least since I've been here. Yeah she's like 35 or something and she can be kind of a psycho, but she's really starting to warm up to me! I'm even making jokes in French :) That's a step in the right direction.
But basically she had the be at the train station at 9:45 this morning to catch her train to Lyon. So last night she asked if I had a permis de conduire, and somehow I found myself offering to drop her off at the station this morning. However, I realized I wasn't sure how to get there -- which was totally inaccurate! Taking the bus every day has its perks, because I knew exactly the roads to take to get to the train station.
The next hurdle was parking. Oh yeah, and driving the stick-shift. See, the gears are all different here than what I was used to on my Explorer, so we left a little early so I could give it a test-drive before dropping her off. I'm a little rusty, but the car's still in perfect shape haha. The only slight problem was driving up the hill to get into our apartment's parking lot. I accidentally shifted into a higher gear and stalled the car on the hill, oops. So I let it roll back to a flat area, and tried a second, successful time.
Oh the other "bonding" moment we had was yesterday when she came home for lunch. She just had her hair cut and apparently it was a new girl this time, because she had two clearly different lengths on the right and left sides. It wasn't even a diagonal in the back, it was like two distinct levels. So she had me cut it down to the same, even length. Then she offered to give me the address so I could get a cheap haircut, too! I actually passed on the offer, because I kind of like having my hair straight...
And one thought crossed my mind last night as I was watching t.v. (which, I'm understanding more and more every day!)
Other than the news, these are the shows I watch most often:
-That 70s Show
-Friends
-The Fresh Prince of Bel Air
-The Simpsons
-Sex and the City
All dubbed over in French... hmmm, do we see a trend here? The other two I find myself watching are French-studio filmed episodes of 1 Contre 100 and La Roue de la Fortune (1 vs. 100 and Wheel of Fortune). However, the French versions involve much more talking and noticeably smaller prizes.
And now it's already 11 a.m. and I really, really want to make lunch. But I just ate. I'm trying to restrain myself, but the day seems so long since today was our Daylight Savings time. Karina woke me up at 8 a.m. (which was really 7 a.m.) and freaked out, asking if it was really 7 a.m. or 9 a.m. When I reassured her it was the former, she calmed down. So now my day seems much longer. But if you ever want to Skype me, I'm only 8 hours ahead of you now... until the U.S. catches up in November.
P.S. (UPDATE): During my run today, I happened to notice that 99% of the snow up in the mountains has already melted. Since it's another beautiful day, I'm going to assume that yesterday MORNING was the only time is was cold enough to actually allow for snow. This must be nature's way of saying, "Chill the F out, it's still autumn!"
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