September 2nd

Surprisingly, I woke up early on my first full day of France. I tried to sleep in, and normally I'm very good at
it, but to no avail. Besides waking at 8:00am, the day was very pleasant. Paula and I had pasteries for breakfast at the bakery across the street. How when eating bread and sweets all the time the French manage to stay thin is beyond me. Later we met with the other foreign exchange students which turned out great. Honestly with all the diversity it was almost like a UN meeting, especially since we used English, Spanish, and French to communicate with one another. In total there were three Romanians, one Poll, an Italian, a Mexican, a Greek, an Englishwoman, and of course two Americans. Two more will be at the intensive French class tomorrow, so I will meet them then. Despite the language barrier, we all hit it off well; some of them are even staying in the same residence hall as me. The rest of the day was spent talking and relaxing among the international group. I hope that classes will work out, until tomorrow.