Today was my first full day in Bordeaux and I must say that I truly lucked out on this whole studying-abroad-in-France thing. It is absolutely gorgeous here. Firstly, my home is amazing, I live above the store that my host parents run, it is three stories and the third level is where the two lycéens and I sleep (in different rooms of course). The house is very nice, from what I have heard from my new friends I probably have one of the nicer homestays. It is very clean and pretty modern, which surprisingly is hard to find in France. The location is the best part, though. To get to the university I must walk to the tramway, which is a good ten to fifteen minutes but it is well worth it. I go straight through the middle of the beautiful Centre de Bordeaux. There are beautiful old buildings, and to get to the tram a have to walk past le Grand Théâtre, le Grand hotel de Bordeaux, and Rue St. Catherine (which is apparently a very swanky shopping street sort of like a cross between rodeo drive and third street promenade I would guess). I definitely got more than I could have ever anticipated. The only problem is that the internet is being dumb and I wont get my luggage until tomorrow, so yes I am still wearing the clothes from a 12+ hour trip. That is why this blog has become a time capsule because I am writing this and posting it later. Unlike most time capsules though I hope to be unearthed sooner rather than later and not be stuck in dirt.
J’espère que l’internet travail tôt!
I took some pictures on my walk home to show you just how gorgeous it is. I don’t usually like overcast weather but somehow in France it makes the scenery that much more romantic.
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