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So this post will not have a theme really; it's a general life update. I am becoming more and more French everyday. I can go to the grocery store and not have a panic attack about what to buy. I could even tell you about a lot of the different foods (see bottom of blog for some of that). I have started to think that 12 ounces is a lot for any beverage. I think it's rude when people don't say hello and goodbye, even when you don't know them. And the guilt complex I had about not working very much is pretty much completely worn off - oh, class at 9am is canceled? Okay, I'm going back to bed. I'm really curious as to what my reaction will be coming back to the US after five months here!

This past weekend I saw the World Ski Championship in a town called Les Houches, which is about 20 minutes away. I went with another professor (a young history prof) and her boyfriend, both of whom are really nice and both speak English really well. They spoke in English most of the time and I spoke in French. It was good practice for both us. It was much like any other sporting even - fans, flags, cheering, a giant TV, announcers, but a little less organized since there wasn't much planned seating. So we stood for an hour and a half to watch the Slolam. It was cold, but fun to watch. Some guy from Croatia won.

This week is a short week for me - I have Thursday and Friday off. I am going to Annecy tomorrow for my medical visit at the immigration office. On Saturday, I am thinking about going to Lyon to see a soccer match, but it's a long hike over there, so we'll see.

Traveling is a bit more difficult now that I have a handful of tutoring students. I tutor a highschool freshman on Wednesdays, and he is very quiet. They have a lovely cat who was weary of me at first, but now is very friendly. I was tutoring a boy in middle school, but his mom fired me because the kid wasn't motivated - I guess I was going too slow? Middle school is a weird time - I don't know how to interact with humans that age. Anyway, my favorite student is a woman who sells office furniture, and she wants to work in Switzerland. Then there are the three brothers waaaay up in the mountains with multiple cats - they're an interesting lot. One of them wants to move to Australia, hence the lessons. He's a tatoo artist.

There are no big adventures lately, but I am enjoying the slow pace of life most of the time. And I am definitely not missing the Thundersnow or whatever we're calling it!