Yay, I'm back and here to tell you more about my adventures in France! Let's see...where did we leave off...
Ah yes, school. Taking classes here is both a good and bad thing. The good thing is I'm learning the rules of the French language and am able to practice it a lot. The bad thing is that I'm in class from 9:30am to 5:00pm and have no time to explore the city or be on my own. And since September is a really busy month because we go on like 2 excursions a week, I'm a slave to the university. à mon dieu! Fortunately I like all my teachers and classmates, so there is no problem there. My university is an international school, so there are people from so many different countries in my class: Mexico, Canada, Russia, Hungary, Taiwan, Japan, Korea and the US (Kansas, Michigan, Mississippi). Networking opportunities!
My first mini-trip was a tour of Chateau d'Angers, and it was pretty cool to go inside and see all the tapestries they have on display and the beautiful gardens. I can't believe how much history there is! Luckily, we had a woman from U of O who has her masters in medievil studies come to visit and give us a guided tour. Here are some pictures from the tour:
This is the view of the chateau from the street. I see this everyday when I go to school!
Beautiful gardens
4 of the 17 turrets that surround the outside
A small garden on the insideAfterwards, we were walking around and I took this picture of the view of the Maine River at the top of the hill in Angers:
I absolutely love it here! More updates later...
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