more vital information for your everyday life

1st.....when you get to the abbey, after your 10 hr flight and 3 hr bus ride...and you feel exhausted, look like shit, and the first effects of jet-lag are creeping up on you, they take a picture of you..blow it up, and hang it in the office, so make sure you spend the time on the bus prettying yourself up, because my picture was awful

2nd...if you like to eat late at night, you are screwed...they close the kitchen at 11pm....so, basically they are promoting anorexia....lame, i know....(just store all the food that doesnt have to be chilled in your room) its still annoying tho, if you have a midnight craving for cheese or a hotpocket, or anything that needs to be cooked or microwaved......

awesomeness

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so...when making your schedule...pick the classes that look like that are going to be the least amount of work...there is seriously way too much homework given here to enjoy your free time...and for someone like me who has travel plans most of the weekends here, I am probably going to have horrible grades in my classes, because to me, traveling seems more important...so, don't take a lit class unless you love reading, that is where I am most behind. The French classes are good because everyone can improve their French. I just wish there was a little less work and less expectations from the classroom side of this, so that I could enjoy my first time in Europe. Just a little advice, good look to everyone next year....

Blois

we went to blois yesterday, saw the castle and whatnot...

seriously tho...the kids on the bus were a little creepy

they could not have been older than 16...and there were a whole lot of them...and all they knew how to say in english were some dirty nasty things...

and then they were obviously talking about us in french....as chelsea and i were picking up on some things they were saying...

avoid crowded buses if at all possible...


and bring extra deoderant....its ghetto here

MAJOR!!!

Another major item to make sure you do not forget at home is your shower shoes!!! they are so hard to find here and then when you do they cost too much. especially for just showering. Also please make sure you have a full tube of toothpaste before you come. Geez. Buying extra before you come doesnt hurt. Deodorant too :)

Henrik Zwingli