Saturday the 10th was mostly relaxing.
Since before I left for France, I’ve been in contact via e-mail with Nico, a French university student who went to UNBSJ a few semesters ago. I finally met him in person Saturday afternoon, and we went to the Caribou Café. This place follows a Canadian theme with Canadian license plates, maple syrup, and everything else. We talked mainly about our experiences in Canada and France, and the differences between the two cultures. Did I mention that we talk only in French? He’s doing a masters in English linguistics, and likely does not need to practice his second language as much I do! I was able to somehow say most things I wanted to say.
In the evening, I got my hair cut. Ben (my British housemate) organized to have the hair dressing come to our flat to cut the hair of anyone who came. She spoke only French, so this was yet another opportunity for me to practice speaking in my second language. Here’s my head chopping procedure in progress:
Notice how I am actually holding the mirror? No, I didn’t do that the whole time, just at the end. Ben tried to mount a mirror on the wall, but that didn’t work so well. Let’s just say he now has 7 years of bad luck. I have more pictures of others waiting to get their hair cut, as usual, in my gallery.
On Sunday, I didn’t do a whole lot. I went for a walk at around noon. I had my earphones with music playing the whole time. At 12:34, I realized my cell phone alarm block was ringing since 12:00 without me hearing it. That explains some looks I got from some random strangers as I walked by.
That’s all for now. 4 days of classes this week, plus various group meetings. Enjoy the week everyone!