DebbieCakes

Yes it has happened. VCU is beast. As I sit here and type this VCU is showing the world that we want it more. I hope we win cause if we don't then this will look so silly. There are so many freaking commercials for these games. I never knew just how many there were until I watched a game here and found out that they only did 2 minutes of commercials at halftime and that was it. It's even worse because these are all the same commercials over and over again and at the most random times throughout the game. I've been told by the Appelbee's lady to stop watching my laptop and go down to my local Applebee's about 5 times so far. The nearest Applebee's? Uhhhh the closest Applebee's. Riiiight. I told her ... read more

I know it has been ages. I have been busy! School is finally going well. Sort of. One of my professors broke his hip or something and changed the room of the class and of course I had no idea because no one emailed me to tell me. Duh. Cause organization here is nonexistent. So I've missed two classes now and a test without even knowing it. It's okay though because I emailed the professor. I'm sure it will get sorted out easily because everyone here thinks international students here are retarded, especially Americans, and so I'll play that up for once and get a redo. Thank God for stupid people. I kind of got a small cold from the massive amounts of rain we had last week but it is on its way out so ... read more

WHOA! It's been AGES since I've written. To all of my dedicated fans, I sincerely apologize. To be honest I have been going to a lot of parties trying to meet as many people as possible. It's been a great success so far. Most of this is due, in part, to my new friend Anna. She was introduced to me by guess who: Titou. He had met her at a party and she had told him that she loved America and that she also happened to be from Italy. Peeeeeerrfect. She only lives a floor above me and so I left her a note on her door and we've been hanging out a lot since then. A quick description of her: she's from Padova (near Venice), she's tiny (shorter than me), with long brown hair and ... read more

Who knew there was a science to coffee? It is apparently one linked to the history of Nice itself. Let me explain. Today Marissa and I had a meeting with Davide Salotto (why yes he IS Italian and you DO pronounce the last E) and his secretary Marija (pronounced Maria...I promise) at 12 noon for lunch and an orientation to follow. We met them at their offices and were pleased to see another person who looked vaguely lost just like we did. It turns out that the semester, the University of Nice is hosting 3 American students. This student is Jonathan from Utah. He is here like Marissa to study French and maybe some History. The three of us chatted for a few minutes while Davide and Marija finished up their work. We walked a few ... read more

Let me just start by saying that I got 2 that's right 2 compliments on my French...AND they were both from French people!!!! Yes that's right; I mean not that I was ever in doubt of this OBVIOUS fact....it's just nice to have it reenforced by the oh so generous populous. Well let me get back to where I left off last night with my expedition into laundry territory (eep!) So I started by trying to sort out my clothes according to color. I had three main piles one with really colorful stuff, one of gray stuff, and one with blacks. Okay correction I had four piles. The fourth was this striped white and black polo that I was unsure about. Well I knew the color pile was good for a load by itself so I ... read more