First day of Class

Today is the official start of the new semester. It's weird starting so early since I'm used to the quarter system now. A semester is going to feel so long compared to our 10 week quarters at SB. This morning at our second orientation we got our schedules. I have no idea how scheduling works around here but it makes no sense to me whatsoever. You would think you have a class at the same time and day every week right? WRONG! Some weeks I have class 4 days a week. Some weeks I have class 2 days a week. Some weeks I will have a certain class, but not another week. There is no rhyme or reason to this schedule, or at least if there is I cannot see it.

After orientation, on my way home, I stopped at the monoprix. Look at the size of this cucumber I bought. This was one of the smaller ones too!

And surprise surprise! I have been looking for a new web cam since the airport lost mine but I haven't been able to find a Best Buy equivalent. Good thing the monoprix sells them! I found one when I was buying school supplies there. Who would have thought! They only had one to choose from, so not a big selection, but still it's good to have one again.

Later I had to go back to IPAG for a class. All the classrooms at school are names after cities. Today my class was in Paris. During the first orientation they had to make sure we understood this so we didn't hop on the next train to Paris for class. 

I just had one class today. Intercultural Management. I was a little late to class, but it wasn't my fault. I was actually early and went to the room listed on my schedule, Dublin. Turns out they changed the room, to Paris. It didn't matter though. Everyone was just going around and introducing themselves so nothing too important.

My professor was really nice and seemed to take an interest in us and where we were all from. I'm pretty sure he is American, but I guess I missed his introduction. Dad would have liked lecture today. He showed us a bunch of old maps that were not accurate but simply interpretations. For example, the map below is a Japanese map portraying Russia as an octopus. Its tentacles are wrapped around countries that Russia was trying to take control over.

It's great taking an intercultural course with international students. We all add our different points of view on certain topics, like what you would bring a hostess if someone invited you to dinner. Apparently in France you have to be careful when bringing flowers because they all mean something different!

We also discussed how weird English as a language is. If the plural of goose is geese, then why isn't the plural of moose, "meese?" Why doesn't "Buick" rhyme with "quick?" Just strange things like that.

After class, I decided to be adventurous and take the tram home. It doesn't help me that much but I thought I would try it out in case I ever needed a quick ride to school or something.  It only cost 1 euro.

My ticket

I have french class very early tomorrow morning so lets hope I can make it an early night. I wish I could say I'm doing better with my sleeping patterns, but it's still not great. Class is at 8:15! Yikes. That is going to kill me!

A demain.