No morning classes, yippee! I love that about Weds, Thurs,
Fridays. Unfortunately on Monday my new "bibliographie" class starts
at eight o'clock, grrr, but such is life. I'd rather have it on Monday than the
alternative 8 am Friday slot. Although today I was able to take my time
becoming ready for the day, it was a rocky start outside of the dorm. For meals
at my French university I need to either pay in cash or with an electronic card
called "carte crous". In order to have one of those magical cards I
need to fill out a form, show my student ID, and give them a statement from my
French bank. The last part is where the problem lies. I went to the LCL bank
this morning in order to pick up both my bank card and the crous statement. Of
course I left empty handed. Apparently my LCL account will not be ready until
late this afternoon. Great. So once again I paid for lunch out of my own pocket
with cash, which everyone secretly or not so secretly hates. Fortunately my
only class today, medieval history, lets out at five, one hour before the bank
closes. I have a feeling that after five is late afternoon for the French.
Luckily my feelings were correct and everything was ready for me. I was able to
receive both my new LCL bank card as well as my lunch card approval form. I
hope I don't have to go back to the LCL any time soon though, simply because a,
it is a bank and because I've hated having to be there every single time.
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