11.27.2011

I can't believe this semester is almost over. I have a final exam for my integrated class tomorrow, and then I will be done with it for the rest of the year! I can't say I'm not relieved, as it is my least favorite class. This week has been really excellent. I managed to actually speak a fair amount of French at the conversation exchange that I go to every Wednesday. On Thursday, the Minnesota program arranged for us to have a traditional Thanksgiving dinner at a  restaurant, which was a lot of fun! It definitely didn't beat eating my family's home cooked food and spending the day with my family, but it was the best way to spend Thanksgiving abroad. I was lucky enough to be able to skype with my family for a few minutes when I got home as well. :)
On Friday, some friends and I went to a wine-tasting festival, where we tasted 3 glasses of wine for 2 euros. After, we went to dinner where I got "Moules-Frites" (mussels and fries), and after we headed over to our friend's apartment where there were a lot of French students as well as Americans. On Saturday, my host mom and I went to a local market that goes on every Saturday, where she showed  and explained to me a lot of local food and craft-type things. I got a chance to skype with Sam for a couple hours after, and then I had to go buy a new purse, since the zipper on my old one broke. My friends and I went to the wine-tasting festival again, and then we made pesto for dinner while blasting Christmas music. After, a group of us got together to watch movies and just relax.