Well, I took my final for my integrated class on Monday, and I think it went okay. It was a 4-hour essay final, and we had 3 prompts to choose from. I chose to read a short text and analyze it, as opposed to trying to remember everything I had learned throughout the semester. At least that class is over, as it was by far the most stressful. I have 3 finals left, 2 of which should be easy, and the other of which I will have to study quite a bit for. Luckily I have all week to study for it. I also have an 8-page paper for my Medieval Literature class due for Wednesday, December 14th, and after that, this semester will officially be over! I can't believe how fast this semester has gone! I'm sad to see it come to an end. Not the classes, but I will be sad to see some of my friends I've made over the course of the semester leave.
On Wednesday night, I went to the French-English conversation exchange as usual, and I met a couple new French students, so that was a lot of fun! On Thursday, some friends and I went out early in the evening to try out a Karaoke place. We rented a private room for an hour, and it was a lot of fun! Of course, most of the songs were French, but there was plenty of American music too. Unfortunately, they didn't have the classics such as Summer Lovin' from Grease, or Ain't No Mountain High Enough. We had to resort to songs like "Stacy's mom" and "Beautiful Soul", but it was a blast anyway. Later, some friends and I went bar hopping, where we discovered some pretty delicious Mojitos.
Friday night was the first official night of the Christmas festival in Montpellier. All the streets were lit up, and there were tons of marching bands playing Christmas music. The market is adorable, and there are a lot of artisan gifts, original art, and handmade food and drinks. I tried some hot spiced wine, which did not disappoint, and some orange-spiced bread. After that, I went to my friend Bastien's new apartment, where we just hung out, and of course celebrated Britney Spears' 30th birthday by watching her newest concert DVD.
On Saturday, I went out to coffee with Michael, one of the French students I met on Wednesdsay night. We had a really great conversation, and spoke in English for half the time, and French for the other half. (He's an English major, so we both like to practice our other languages). That night, I went to "Intouchables" again with some friends who had not yet seen it. After, we went to Fitzpatricks, an authentic Irish Bar for some Bailey's and Guinness. The bartenders were all Irish, and there was an Irish band playing traditional music in the background.
Today, I finally finished booking everything for my trips for Christmas break, and feel very relieved. Tonight, a friend is cooking a bunch of us an Indian meal, so that should be a lot of fun! :)
On Wednesday night, I went to the French-English conversation exchange as usual, and I met a couple new French students, so that was a lot of fun! On Thursday, some friends and I went out early in the evening to try out a Karaoke place. We rented a private room for an hour, and it was a lot of fun! Of course, most of the songs were French, but there was plenty of American music too. Unfortunately, they didn't have the classics such as Summer Lovin' from Grease, or Ain't No Mountain High Enough. We had to resort to songs like "Stacy's mom" and "Beautiful Soul", but it was a blast anyway. Later, some friends and I went bar hopping, where we discovered some pretty delicious Mojitos.
Friday night was the first official night of the Christmas festival in Montpellier. All the streets were lit up, and there were tons of marching bands playing Christmas music. The market is adorable, and there are a lot of artisan gifts, original art, and handmade food and drinks. I tried some hot spiced wine, which did not disappoint, and some orange-spiced bread. After that, I went to my friend Bastien's new apartment, where we just hung out, and of course celebrated Britney Spears' 30th birthday by watching her newest concert DVD.
On Saturday, I went out to coffee with Michael, one of the French students I met on Wednesdsay night. We had a really great conversation, and spoke in English for half the time, and French for the other half. (He's an English major, so we both like to practice our other languages). That night, I went to "Intouchables" again with some friends who had not yet seen it. After, we went to Fitzpatricks, an authentic Irish Bar for some Bailey's and Guinness. The bartenders were all Irish, and there was an Irish band playing traditional music in the background.
Today, I finally finished booking everything for my trips for Christmas break, and feel very relieved. Tonight, a friend is cooking a bunch of us an Indian meal, so that should be a lot of fun! :)
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