First several weeks in Grenoble....

Bonjour, tout le monde! I am sorry I haven't written in so long. Now that I am actually in classes, my free time has gone down. Plus, I haven't really traveled anywhere super cool yet, but I have over a week in February completely off and I am trying to organize a trip somewhere then. Ok, now to update on what has been going on.

I got placed into my class, B1.3. There are 10 levels for B1 (b1.1-b1.9 and then it goes to B2). My level is lower than I wanted to be, but that's what you get for not taking French for two years. I actually really love my class and my professor is super sweet and funny. I think it's a good thing I am in this class because I feel completely comfortable speaking, which is helping me improve.

My class schedule is actually super nice. Monday, I have class from 8:30-3:30, but I have an hour and half lunch and 20 minute break in that span. Then, Tuesday-Thursday, I have class 10:40am-3:30pm and no class on Friday! It's a pretty sweet schedule. I take the tram to get to and from school. It is only about a 15 minute ride and my house is so ideally placed that there is a stop right around the corner.

I am taking a tonic stretch class on Tuesday afternoons with my friend Nicki and it is super nice. I don't always understand the teacher, but I can just look and follow.

I went to my family's mountain house again this past weekend. This time, my friend Meddie came with us. We went on a super long hike Saturday and it was beautiful. The Alps are really beyond compare. Sunday, we went snowboarding. It was Meddie's first time snowboarding in the Alps and she loved it. I had a great time too and am starting to kinda improve. haha.

This week, the other student living with us is leaving. I am sad, since he is a super nice guy and now I will have no one else to share confused looks with when my host family starts babbling away in super fast French.

I miss all my friends and family, but I am really enjoying the experience of living in another culture. Some days are definitely hard. Being constantly surrounded by French can be overwhelming for sure, especially if you are talking to French people who speak ridiculously fast. But I can tell that my language skills are improving. I will try and write a little more regularly now. Hope all is well with you all!