Cool things I did this week:

Rather than listing everything I've done, I've decided to just list the top 10 things I did this week, in no particular order:

1. Went to school everyday. I really look forward to the time I get to spend in class. My prof, Mickael, is way cool and has a great way of getting almost everyone speaking. I relearned some old grammar concepts as well as new ones I've never been introduced to (or at least don't remember being introduced to).
2. Learned the verb Mentir (to lie) and have been using it often when people ask my age ;)
3. Collected 4 random phone numbers and learned that I need to be plus mechant (meaner) to unwanted advances from men. But geesh these guys are forward! But for some reason they seem to be willing to leave me alone after they give me their phone numbers... Really? Like I'd ever call them? But whatever... I'm working on reserving my "Bonjours" for nice little old ladies and not every schmuck I pass on the streets.
4. Explained to my class what a s'more, meatloaf and shepherd's pie consists of... all are foods they have never heard of and couldn't imagine being good. It made for a funny discussion among my class which is full of Germans, Swiss, Japanese, Chinese, and Spanish students.
5. Went on an amazing hike from Beaulieu sur mer and all around St. Jean Cap Ferrat with Celine as my guide. It was so amazingly beautiful but the best way for me to describe it is going to be to post pics because my words could never do it justice.
6. Learned the verb Deviner (to guess) when we played Pictionary with my class. As with the s'mores, no one had ever heard of it so the prof had me explain it... I then proceded to kick everyone's butt at it :) The prof made the loser spend the last 10 minutes of class explaining a grammar concept to the class completely in French. I think I may use a similar strategy with my students when I get home...
7. Went to the Chagall Museum. It was wonderful! This particular museum is a collection of 17 different paintings he did of certain stories from the Bible. Since Chagall has Jewish heritage it was interesting to see how he combined the two traditions of Christianity and Judaism and was able to illustrate their common origins very respectfully.
8. Laid out topless on the beach all by myself. I went through quite the self-pep-talk to gather up the nerve to do it. Surprisingly, wearing my ipod gave me the confidence to not give a shit and to pretend like I was in my own little world. It's something I've always be curious about trying, so I figured "When in Nice..." :)
9. Watched La Patient Anglais in French with French subtitles with Celine. It was very helpful to have the French subtitles... sometimes I wish I could have them when I'm listening to Celine tell me a story. I get so hung up on what tense of avoir she is using and what that translates to mean that I end up missing the rest of the story. I feel I'm getting better, but I'm still not where I ultimately want to be.
10. Discovered that it's cheaper to buy wine in France than it is to buy orange juice or milk. I looked and looked and couldn't find a bottle that was more than €8... the majority of them are €2-3 which is completely in my price range :)

So that's my week in a nutshell. I've been here 1 full week and have 2 more to go... Until next time!!