What's been goin' on with me?

It's been a day or so since I last posted, but I'm going to update about mostly everything that has happened so far!! ^_^  

  Sooooo, I started my intensive courses yesterday. I think they're going to go well. My actual semester doesn't start until beginning of October. I am actually surprised by some things with these courses though. We took the placement tests to see what level of courses we would end up in. The levels went from 1 (lowest) to 7(highest). I'm gonna be honest...when I took that test, I thought that I BOMBED it totally. It was a test on a scantron (ughhhh) and it was split up into four different sections and there were 120 questions. Also each correct answer was 3 points, each incorrect answer was -1, and whatever you left blank, you got no points. I did leave some blank, but not a lot. Anyways. We found out the results yesterday (we took the test on Monday) and I look at my name and I see that got a 6. I had to look at it a few times to see if it was true but it was there. I was happy but utterly shocked haha! The courses are interesting and the people who also got placed into the sixth level  and have classes with me are pretty cool too.

  I never got the chance to say anything about my "famille d'accueil" (host family). So I live with a lady named Anne. She's extremely nice!! When I try talking to her in French and I get stuck on a word, she understands, although I feel kinda bad and a bit embarrassed. I met her sister, her sister's husband and niece yesterday at dinner. They were nice also. I also live with another student. Her name is Lingdan and she's from China. I sometimes feel a bit awkward when I try to talk to her also because she's super fluent in French (she studies foreign languages, so she knows other languages too) and I'm not as fluent as I would like to be. However she is very nice also. What we have to do is take our shoes off  when we get inside and we have shoes for wearing around the house. We also have to open the windows before we leave for school and close them at night. Things to remember! ^_^ My room here is very nice and has lots of space!! Pictures will be up soon.^.^

   Eating meals here are so different from eating meal in the States too!  For breakfast, I usually have a choice between coffee, orange juice and hot chocolate. I eat bread either with butter or preserves. For lunch at the university cafeteria, there are usually three plates of food including dessert. For dinner it's the same way. I've gotten used to all of this.

   Transportation, transportation, transportation. My goodness where to start...I finally know how to get home by bus!! I know it may not seem like much, but this is a big triumph for me!! Until now, I have been struggling a bit since Tuesday with how to read the bus schedule. I finally know now. I need to buy a bus card because it's like 1.40 each time I get on. It's okay though. I've only been on the bus three times. I also walked to the bank yesterday and I was proud of myself for that. Hehehe. I also need to buy a map. I will this week though. Gotta know where I'm going and how to get to places. Lol.

Well, that's all that I have for now, but I'll try to post here more often. Everyday I discover something different than from the day before. I know it's only been three days but hey, I'm in a new place. :)

~Mia ^_^