Day 1

After a long flight through Zurich, I finally made it to Nice. I was picked up at the airport by IPAG (my school) and then driven to my studio in Old Nice. The streets in Old Nice are very narrow and full of people. My studio is located on a very popular street, or so I'm told. Apparently it is where all the students hang out at night at the bars. And my building is right next to a dog store :) Lucky me! I am pretty close to the Mediterranean, but I haven't gone to the beach yet. I'm sure I will spend lots of time there though.

Today is my first full day in Nice. Of course, being jet lagged, I slept until 3pm. Once I got up and ready, I walked over to my school. It's only about 10-15 minutes away. Even though it is only 80 degrees, it feels so much hotter. I am sweating like I just worked out. Looks like I will have to take a shower everyday. Bummer.

After visiting IPAG, I did some much needed grocery shopping. Looks like I won't be able to eat any facon or tofu while I'm here. They are very much meat eaters. Good think I know all the important meat words like "jambon," "poulet," "lapin," etc. so I don't accidentally buy something with meat. My diet will most likely be bread, cheese, pasta, and fruit. Oh and of course chocolate.

Wisconsin needs to look out though. We may have our WI cheddar but there are lots of different kinds of cheese in France. At the monoprix (the grocery store) I bought a packet that contains four different kinds of cheese: Provencal style tomato cheese, blue cheese with walnuts, herb and garlic, and goat cheese and rosemary flavor. There are in tiny cubes. Maybe we have this in America too but I've never seen cubed cheese!

Oh and here is my first baguette of many.

Tomorrow is orientation at school, so I will get to meet all of the other international students. Wish me luck!

So that's pretty much it for day one. Maybe I'll go exploring later tonight. And Ricky, if you are reading this, you would know exactly where I am living. We were looking at a hat store at the beginning of my street when we were here last summer.

Ciao!