I got in Friday at around 6 or 7 France time, 11 or 12 Dallas/Nashville time. It was a bit hectic. My phone died, the left my bag in Paris. I still haven't gotten it, so I've been using a hand towel ha. Murphy's law..! I had my first French dinner at un resto U - le poisson (fish. about the size of a cup of gumbo for 14 €. a bit overpriced in my opinion). But it was great - I love the tutors and other students. Saturday we toured Aix, which isn't too big. Supposedly it's only 15 minutes from one end to the other, about the size of Vandy campus? Sunday we went to Cassis! What a beautiful beach. We took a boat tour to see the calanques (rock formations). Apparently instead of sunbathing on the sand, they do so on huge rock slabs that jut out from these formations. The water was freezing but so very blue! Yes, the people here really do go topless. "Le mono bikini est tres chic" so they say. I got burned! For some reason this French sun is extra strong. I experienced my first French rain today, and afterwards the weather was perfect. We just came back from our first dinner with our French family. The food was wonderful and they were so nice. The mom said that she'd give us recipes for the meals we like - wonderful! Speaking of cooking, I will be taking classes the next three Tuesdays. And Saturday I'll be taking a vineyard tour in Palette! Tomorrow we go to Luberon to visit an abbay where some monks still live and to see the ochre where the pigment is taken from rocks for watercolor paints. I'm such a tourist and I love it! Get excited. So check back tomorrow for more pictures. I already have homework - it really is Vanderbilt in France! À plus!
Un calanque
Cassis
Calla and me in the Mediterranean Sea
Not a pirate ship, but the US Coast Guard
The train that took us down to the port
One really hot day in Aix
My bed
The apartment kitchen (with a clothes washer)
The fountain in the center of Aix.
One really hot day in Aix
My bed
The apartment kitchen (with a clothes washer)
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