Today was nice and relaxing, my roommate Maggie and I didn't leave the apartment u
ntil 1:00 in the afternoon, at which time we left to find a laundromat and to run some other errands. Trying to wash clothes in a foreign country is quite interesting, but thankfully we asked for help from these other girls and were able to finish our first load of laundry in France! After that we searched for band-aids for the killer blister that I now have on my heel from these new boots that I bought in an attempt to assimilate to the local mode. After some strolling around, we bought some supplies for dinner and prepared a feast of pasta with sauteed mushrooms, onions, and garlic with tomato sauce, salad with mushrooms, tomato, and an oil and vinegar dressing. It was quite delicious :) At any rate, I definitely needed a laid back day today after yesterday, which was spent in the bustling coastal city of Marseille.
Every day here has flown by as there is so much to take in at once. I will start school tomorrow in the intermediate level, I'm a little bit nervous but I'm sure everything will be fine. I've been told that university life in France differs in that there is more expected out of each student in class, and much less work assigned outside of class.
So yesterday was the group's first little excursion- we went to Marseille (about a half an hour south on the coast) It was a great day, we visited the fish market, the cathedral Notre Dame de la Gard, at lunch at a cous-cous restaurant, and sat with our feet in the Mediterranean sea as the Provencal sun warmed our cheeks.