jeudi 4 septembre

jeudi le 4 septembre:

Well, as usual, now my day starts with a phone call from home, (this is so valuable for my sanity, must have been having a down morning as voices affected me dreadfully!– and a hell of a racket from above (the next floor)!
Directly above my room is the maternelle –kindy, and one wee lost soul cried and cried from about 7:45 am until about 9am. Poor thing!
Up to get to CLA – and my new class. Turned out to be a bit easier and there seemed to be more oral language practise.
Again many nationalities but a fairly even balance of men to women, mostly a bit younger than me – early -late 20 to mid 30’s. I guess but very hard to tell!
Love the other cultures in the class, never had it before, it is just so rich!
Again the daily pattern – grammar for 2 hours, lunch 2 hours, 12:30-2:30, language lab for 1 – generally listening then writing what you hear, then 2 hours grammar and exercises!

Home about 6 pm – Checked email contact – Wendy had thought M. Daboval (Principal) had asked us out for tea, but she wasn’t sure, she also thought he was returning about the TV, so we were not sure if we were to cook because that would be rude if he turned up – or wait – we waited – as the French don’t eat till late we hung out till 8:00, decided he wasn’t coming, then made spaghetti Bolognese and off to bed about 10pm.