Our exchange coordinator called me up today and said there are some journalists from TV Rennes on campus who want to interview a foreign student who is laving because of the strike. I said sure, and got pretty much a full segment on me I think. They interviewed me and asked me why I was leaving, when I got here, what I think of all this etc...I ( Read more... )

One of the coolest things about being here and having so many international friends is comparing our childhoods. When we talk about old TV shows, it’s so cool that we really all used to watch the same ones; The Wonder Years, He-man, Ninja Turtles, Captain Planet, Inspector Gadget. Each time a new show is brought up, we would have to try and figure ( Read more... )

Oh how I love it!!!!! The sun is here and it is warm and it is not totally dark until like 9pm. You don't realize how depressing the winter months are until it is suddenly light and warm! But it was like this a couple weeks ago, then it got cold again, but at least today it looks nice. Because of this lately I have been having intense sense-related ( Read more... )

I was literally getting into bed to go to sleep at about midnight when my phone rang. It was Roman, my German friend. I don't even know him that well, but he wanted me to go out with him and some friends. I first said no (I mean it was after midnight and he was leaving to go out), but then he convinced me and I put on some clothes and headed out. ( Read more... )

Yesterday was another big protest all across France. I guess there was even a bit of violence, and of course the usual tear gas. One of my friends got caught up in the middle of the confrontation between police and the protestors. Villepin cannot seem "wishy-washy" on this issue or he will lose face and respect among the political world. So it ( Read more... )

Christophe is coming to UM!!! It’s about 90% sure at this point. How insane is this? So he’ll probably just fly to Seattle and we’ll drive on over together. This will be sweet; I will be able to continue speaking French next year, although I know he will want to speak English. But he will be much more forced to do so than I am here. So anyone from ( Read more... )

Thanks to Cindy for this. Beards are hot and in style. But I already knew this, they were cool like 4 years ago in the Northwest, and...actually they have alays been cool, and will always be cool. I have so many bearded friends in Missoula. Yay, beards ( Read more... )

I found my phone!!!!!!! I went back to the movie theatre where I was sure it was, and asked them if they found it. They said no, and I asked to look myself in the room (I already did this the day after but I had no flashlight). I brought my trusty flashlight/magnefying glass mapreader thing, thanks to grandma, and I found it right away under the ( Read more... )

I lost my phone the other night. It was on the metro I think; fell right out of my pocket. It's these damn pants; this is not the first time this has happened. If I were back in Montana, this would be no big deal since I was about the only person I knew with a cell phone, and I only used it to call home. None of my friends had cell phones; we'd ( Read more... )

Monday night I went to the quiz again. Last week I learned teh subject would be the Simpsons and South Park, so I knew I would win. Of course, my team did win, thanks to me, and Jo, my Welsh friend who knows more about South Park than anyone. We won some chocolate bunnies, and he gave everyone free drinks too. Great bar, I get free drinks all the ( Read more... )