Well the pizza was pretty good. I am a fan of the 4 cheese myself.
Wednesday night I was supposed to go out with the girls but they ended up bailing on me. Fortunately I was able to find some other people to go out with. I met them down by the river - a popular drinking spot/ meeting place for all kinds of people. They were mostly American students that go to my school. It was a good opportunity for me to expand my circle of aquaintances. Well I was all dressed up & ready to go out. What I wasn't ready to do was walk all over the town paved with cobblestones in strappy wedges! But that's what I did anyways. The first place we walked to was the Australian bar, Ayers Rock. I really liked it there. They had cheap drinks & played really good music. It's amazing how happy it makes me to find "normal" things here. I am supposed to be experiencing new & different, which I am but I am learning that familiar & normal makes me happy!
After the Australian Bar we decided to walk some more to an Irish Pub. It was cool but too far away. The bar closed at 1 am and after that is when we decided to trek to the Pub. The pub was tiny. When we first go there - there were some musicians playing & singing which was neat but then when they saw the swarm of Americans that had decended upon the place they decided it was in their best interest to go home. I understood. Shortly after that it was time for me to go too.
Thursday I was a little hung over - European Econ was long & boring but then classes were over for the week! Which leads me to my next problem... At home I was a busy girl. I had 2 jobs & school. Sometimes I did other stuff like volunteer too. Here I have nothing to do. My room is small, I have no internet. Now the TV is broken too & we only get 1 channel, the news. It's ok because I like to know what's going on but only once a day - not all day long.
Friday - I had no school so I slept in. Then I went on my mission to try & find this damn 55 euro stamp for my visa paperwork. I have been to 9 stores looking for this stupid thing. I gave up looking around lunch time. On the way back home I saw a few shops that had some cheap shoes & 2 paire & a top later I met the girls for lunch. We ate at the resaurant downstairs - it was good - it always is. Then we browsed some more. Friday night there was a big party at the restaurant so i was down there till 1:30. I couldn't take any more French so I went to bed. I found out the next day that the party didn't end unitl 5am. I am glad that I went to bed when I did.
Saturday - I woke up crabby. I think I am becoming more French everyday. I met Steph & we ate but it was really late. Most restaurants close between lunch & dinner. You have to find the ouristy ones that stay open. We had some interesting lunch. We ordered Quenelles? They were like big boiled hush puppies the size of a breadstick from the olive garden. They said they they were fish souffles. It was ok but I don't think I will put it on the list of things to order again. When I got home I ran some errands - picked up some bottles of water & other groceries. They still haven't installed the stove so its hard for me to make food. I am trying to be creative. The big find of the day was chips & salsa. I havent tried it yet but I am excited I found it.
Saturday night - We decided to go out. We finally all met around the Hotel d'ville - city hall. First we went to a bar that was really boring. One of the girls was meeting some people form her internship - we had a beer & left. Then we went to the Australian bar. I really do like it there. After it closed we were still ready to go for more. We walked down another street & found 2 more clubs - they stay open later - til like 5. The first on ewe went into was small but there wasn't anybody in there so we left. Then down ther street theyre was another one. It has a pirate ship theme. It was in the basement & it was crowded - very crowded. You couldn't even turn around without mushing into people. After a shot, that was cheap & nasty, we decided to leave. We ended up back at the first club we went into. We danced, had another shot, danced some more & decided it was time to look for kebabs. That was another adventure. They were all open before wer went into the club but when everything shuts down here - its like it was never there in the first place. It ended up being alot of walking for no kebabs. We some how found a hot dog stand - yes I ate a hot dog. It does taste a little better on a baguette but its still a hot dog. It did the trick though because I didn't have a hangover on Sunday morning!
Sunday was very uneventful. I slept in & then I was bored. I ironed some napkins for Ana for the restaurant downstairs. Then I discovered that the TV was down to 1 channel. I almost walked to Mc Donalds to check my e-mail then I remembered that it was crazy with kids running around everywhere screaming on Sunday's because everything else was closed & I ended up talking on the stairs to some other people that live there. It ended up being an ok night.
Wednesday night I was supposed to go out with the girls but they ended up bailing on me. Fortunately I was able to find some other people to go out with. I met them down by the river - a popular drinking spot/ meeting place for all kinds of people. They were mostly American students that go to my school. It was a good opportunity for me to expand my circle of aquaintances. Well I was all dressed up & ready to go out. What I wasn't ready to do was walk all over the town paved with cobblestones in strappy wedges! But that's what I did anyways. The first place we walked to was the Australian bar, Ayers Rock. I really liked it there. They had cheap drinks & played really good music. It's amazing how happy it makes me to find "normal" things here. I am supposed to be experiencing new & different, which I am but I am learning that familiar & normal makes me happy!
After the Australian Bar we decided to walk some more to an Irish Pub. It was cool but too far away. The bar closed at 1 am and after that is when we decided to trek to the Pub. The pub was tiny. When we first go there - there were some musicians playing & singing which was neat but then when they saw the swarm of Americans that had decended upon the place they decided it was in their best interest to go home. I understood. Shortly after that it was time for me to go too.
Thursday I was a little hung over - European Econ was long & boring but then classes were over for the week! Which leads me to my next problem... At home I was a busy girl. I had 2 jobs & school. Sometimes I did other stuff like volunteer too. Here I have nothing to do. My room is small, I have no internet. Now the TV is broken too & we only get 1 channel, the news. It's ok because I like to know what's going on but only once a day - not all day long.
Friday - I had no school so I slept in. Then I went on my mission to try & find this damn 55 euro stamp for my visa paperwork. I have been to 9 stores looking for this stupid thing. I gave up looking around lunch time. On the way back home I saw a few shops that had some cheap shoes & 2 paire & a top later I met the girls for lunch. We ate at the resaurant downstairs - it was good - it always is. Then we browsed some more. Friday night there was a big party at the restaurant so i was down there till 1:30. I couldn't take any more French so I went to bed. I found out the next day that the party didn't end unitl 5am. I am glad that I went to bed when I did.
Saturday - I woke up crabby. I think I am becoming more French everyday. I met Steph & we ate but it was really late. Most restaurants close between lunch & dinner. You have to find the ouristy ones that stay open. We had some interesting lunch. We ordered Quenelles? They were like big boiled hush puppies the size of a breadstick from the olive garden. They said they they were fish souffles. It was ok but I don't think I will put it on the list of things to order again. When I got home I ran some errands - picked up some bottles of water & other groceries. They still haven't installed the stove so its hard for me to make food. I am trying to be creative. The big find of the day was chips & salsa. I havent tried it yet but I am excited I found it.
Saturday night - We decided to go out. We finally all met around the Hotel d'ville - city hall. First we went to a bar that was really boring. One of the girls was meeting some people form her internship - we had a beer & left. Then we went to the Australian bar. I really do like it there. After it closed we were still ready to go for more. We walked down another street & found 2 more clubs - they stay open later - til like 5. The first on ewe went into was small but there wasn't anybody in there so we left. Then down ther street theyre was another one. It has a pirate ship theme. It was in the basement & it was crowded - very crowded. You couldn't even turn around without mushing into people. After a shot, that was cheap & nasty, we decided to leave. We ended up back at the first club we went into. We danced, had another shot, danced some more & decided it was time to look for kebabs. That was another adventure. They were all open before wer went into the club but when everything shuts down here - its like it was never there in the first place. It ended up being alot of walking for no kebabs. We some how found a hot dog stand - yes I ate a hot dog. It does taste a little better on a baguette but its still a hot dog. It did the trick though because I didn't have a hangover on Sunday morning!
Sunday was very uneventful. I slept in & then I was bored. I ironed some napkins for Ana for the restaurant downstairs. Then I discovered that the TV was down to 1 channel. I almost walked to Mc Donalds to check my e-mail then I remembered that it was crazy with kids running around everywhere screaming on Sunday's because everything else was closed & I ended up talking on the stairs to some other people that live there. It ended up being an ok night.
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