Bonjour from Saint-Etienne!
I don't expect blog posts will be all that common this holiday but I thought I should post some updates before I get too swamped later this month.
Yes, I am taking a well deserved (?) holiday in the quaint town of Saint-Etienne. So far I've gone to some people's houses; had a picnic in the park, complete with games and lots of giggling, and watched France play Uruguay to a disappointing draw in the World Cup; among other things.
I've met the CILEC friends, well those of which are still in Saint-Etienne. A lovely bunch, and thankfully, some peak English! They all speak French to one another which I first found quite unnerving. But it adds to the fun of trying to guess where people are from.
There have been drinks to say farewell to a number of people as well as the weekly Wednesday CILEC soiree.
The Boy hasn't played football this week which means Kingdoms of Camelot on facebook, or as I like to call it, KoC. For those of you who don't know what this game is, be thankful. It's not a bad game, by all means its really complicated and very addictive. Its the addictive part at which I cringe at. But as with Football Manager and other such games in the future, I smile and nod and take a nap or a stroll or something - in the hope that it'll pass, and for a brief moment in time, I'll get the Boy to myself again. For now, its KoC 24/7. Yay...
Its day 5 and Sunday, so tomorrow is the Boy's first day back in CILEC doing his summer French course. He got his B2! The next level up is C1 but he says that that'll take at least another year so the summer classes are so he can brush up on his french before starting Uni in September. Note to the Boy: Email the Unis again!
Well, the Boy is reading over my shoulder now, so it's au revoir for now.
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2 outta 5 so far. I'm aiming for at least 50%! lol. We'll see...
Update: 3 out of 5! Turns out writing the truth really works! No, I'm not really keeping score. This will be funny in like 5 years time... hehe (?)
