As you have probably noticed, the skiing photos look funny this time. That is because I am giving you a wide-angle / panoramic view. I took between 4 and 10 photos for each, then used a computer program to "stitch" them together. Because I didn't take photos of the sky, or didn't perfectly align the shots, information is lost in certain areas... which is why the photos are irregularly shaped.
Classes are going good. I didn't think I have mentioned my schedule yet, but that can be partly due to the fact that I just finished signing up last Wednesday around lunch time; although mainly the lack of posting is due to me being lazy. I am finding it harder to sit in front of the computer and take the time to recount what I have already done in English. Short-term it is a waste of time, however long-term it is good for preserving memories and informing my audience of what I am doing.
So here it is:
Monday:
8h-11h> Economie Internationale
10h-12h> Histoire de la Mondialisation (history of globilization from 1870 to today)
15h30-17h30> Littératures Francophones (yes, we do use the 24 hour clock here, so 3:30PM-5:30PM. The class is based on two novels from the french speaking parts of Africa)
*Yes, I do have two overlapping classes; you are not imagining things. I go to economics just until 10am, then miss the last hour to attend my history class.
*Yes, I do have two overlapping classes; you are not imagining things. I go to economics just until 10am, then miss the last hour to attend my history class.
Tuesday:
8h-10h> Théories de la Croissance (an economics class about growth)
14h-16h> Histoire de la Mondialisation Travail Dirigé (history of globilization study hall, "TD" is a required study hall where you read and analyse specific documents)
Wednesday:
8h-9h30> Chimie TD (remember "TD"? So this is organic chemistry study hall)
14h-16h> Economie Internationale TD
16h-18h> Théories de la Croissance TD
18h30-20h15> Football Masculin (men's football, a class for some people, I am doing it as a club sport)
Thursday:
8h-9h30> Chimie
10h-12h> Didactiques des Langues (psychology of learning language(s) and methods for teaching foreign languages)
Friday:
10h-12h> Les Francs (history of the Franks, the french tribes during the dark ages and into the begining of the medieval age)
14h-16h> Les Francs TD
As you can see from my class list above, I have an 8 o'clock class every morning except Friday, so I choose to wake up at 6 AM. I start everyday with a shower. Breakfast fluctuates, today was yogurt with diced kiwis, other days it is as plain as cereal and milk. From there, I usually cook coffee with my italian coffee maker and eat a piece of 72% dark chocolate. I like to walk to class, unless I am late, then I ride my bicycle. Lunch is always at the school dinning hall. It is 3 euros for a main plate... you get enough of the photos. Apparently the meal is valued at 6 euros though, the government subsidizes 3 euros. The meal is very well balanced, and couldn't even be cooked for that price with groccery store-bought items. However... they are only open for lunch. Dinner is always what I cook with food from the groccery store except the occasional pizza night.
The center of town |
Ham today |
Raisin Bread, very good but hard to take a picture of. |
Creme dessert with steak over stew. |
The bottom of the resort (and far away) where the buses let the college students (poor people) out. |
High up in the mountains, view of one of the runs. |
Taking the cable car up over the first mountian ridge, resort town visible in bottom right.
Up high, looking around.
