I haven't dissappeared

Sorry for the long interuption in the blogging process.
I'm going to place the blame on 2 things:
1) Classes started (and let me tell you something, the system over here is mind-boggeling. I'll say more about that later)
2) The batteries in my camera died, so I haven't got my pictures from this past weekend...still haven't got batteries so the next post will be pictures and captions.
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I would like to take a minute to talk about the university and the process of signing up for classes. Holy crap. Classes, their locations and times, didn't get posted until the Friday before they actually started, which was the following Monday. People are running around trying to figure out if they can sign up for a class or if the professor is even going to teach it.

After the classes were posted, the next problem is trying to figure out where they actually are taking place. Turns out, it's not surprising to miss a good portion of classes the first week or two. This also applies to some professors. I've missed 2 classes so far and have been late to 2...mostly not my fault. The tardies were my problem.

Here's a run-down of my classes for this semester:
1)Study of the language and agrumentation (non means non, except when it means oui)
2)Oral Expression (learn how to string words together)
3)Comprehension for written expression (finally get to improve my written French)
4)Oral Compression (figure out what the hell everyone is saying)
5)Literature (required class, but I like this kind of sutff)
6)Civilization (So I shouldn't ask for ketchup with my escargot?)
7)Translation (being an anglo-phone finally has a perk)
8) Russian grammer (being taught in French, mind you, which is a real bender for the brain)


In short, I'll be pretty busy this year. I placed into Avancé and I'm going for the diplôme that they offer here. It's a lovely piece of paper that looks good on a résumé or a CV. Next semester should be a little more easy-going.

Got to run to a meeting. More stuff to come.

Ciao!