Thursday, November 24, 2011

Day 82: Pau, France

"Thanksgiving...the one occasion each year when gluttony becomes a patriotic duty. In France, by contrast, there are three such days: Heir, Aujourd'hui and Demain."
-Michael Dresser

Today, when I woke up, I discovered that I was sicker than I was yesterday.  I debated not going to class, but I did.   Mostly because this is the class that is giving a very small performance 2 weeks from Monday, so I didn’t want to miss.  It was a good thing I came, because there were two other people gone.  After that class, I was feeling pretty bad, so I gave my homework to a friend to turn in and I went home.  I made myself some vegetable soup from the store and took a nap/watched a movie.  The movie I watched was l’Auberge Espagnole, which I watched probably 2 months ago.  I was curious how much comprehension would be, and it was a lot better.  It was nice to have made at least a little measurable progress.   I felt a lot better after eating and resting.  I also played quite a bit today.  I played for  about 10 minutes maybe six different times.  It is still a huge struggle to get it right, but I am making progress.  I bet I’ll be out of the staff by January. 

Before dinner, I went to the bookstore in Leclerc and bought two books.  I think reading in French will give me more good practice. 

I started this, and it is really, really difficult.  I need my dictionary like 8 times a page.

This book is absolutely hysterical. Really.
 
After dinner with my host family, I just read some more and did a little homework.
 

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