October 2nd

Hooray for the common cold, you made me miss class. Yes it's true, I missed my French comparative literature lecture and discussion. I was going to go, but the fact that I couldn't walk a straight line due to dizzying vertigo kept me at home. I did eventually leave my dorm, around 11:30, after some rest riddled with fever dreams. I had to be at the foreign students office at noon to meet with a colleague of M. Hauchecorne. Last week I received an e-mail from him with the offer of being an English tutor for two French kids. The boy, a 12 year old middle schooler, needed someone to practice conversational English while the girl, a 15 year old, simply needed tutoring. I said sure, and a hop-skip-n-jump after numerous e-mails, I met the mother of the kids. She was rather surprised at my appearance, red hoodie with a black hat and white sox shirt, but told me the details of the job and gave me the date for the first lesson. I start next Tuesday at 5:30 pm and am excited. This is a fantastic cultural experience for me; it gives me a chance to not only have some more roots in France but also the possibility of learning some conversational French. After the meeting I had some lunch, a light meal, and then went to the bookstore with Kate. Most people would have gone home, but according to Merlin the wizard in the classic Disney film "The Sword in the Stone", sunshine and fresh air help to cure a cold.  Since cartoons are always right, more so I need to pick up some books, I tagged along. We did initially try to go to the bank, but LCL is apparently closed between noon and 2 pm; bit long for a lunch break if you ask me. After purchasing some books I went to the library; buildings that house books are good for colds. I really just needed to work on my homework for Wednesday, and since the library has internet unlike my dorm I stayed there for a little while. One hour later I left the library for my dorm. The instant I made home safe and sick, I went to bed. Interesting day.