Blogs from Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon, France, Europe - page 14

Coucou mes amis! Hola mis amigos! Ni hao wo de pengyou! Hi there, my friends! I've many adventures to share, and it's about time I update "mettre à jour" my lovely site. So, I'll try to highlight some of the finer memories and moments... I became acquainted with "pigeonniers," those dwellings wherein rest pigeons (I'm sure there's a term in English, but I haven't bothered to consult a dictionnary, and this way you pick up a bit of French, nifty, eh?) I tried duck hearts--let's say my curiosity was satisfied after the first time. Boudin, which I think is a sort of blood sausage, I found rather tasty. No pics of these delicacies though! For those of you who are fond of sugary somethings, I did try "gateau basque" which is made of almond paste. I ... read more

Bonjour! Tout va bien here in Montpellier. Classes are going well too. Satuday I went to the beach. I dont the name of it but its only a 20-30 minute bus ride from Montpellier. I went with my friend Amy and we walked up and down the beach for a little and I collected a few shells. It was really nice weather this weekend so it was the perfect time to take a trip to the beach. Sunday we had an excursion to Carcossonne and Narbonne. Narbonne is an old Roman port city and Carcassonne is a walled medieval city I believe. It was a fun day. We went with a group of international students from Germany, Taiwan, Japanese, etc, and the tour guide was really nice and he had had lots of energy.....He told us ... read more

Hello from Montpellier!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Tout va tres bien! It's been one month since I've arrived here in France and I can't believe it. Much has been happening since I've written last time and I'm sure you have all been anxious to hear news from me. This past weekend I returned to Albertville in the Alpes and visited the family I stayed with during the summer of 2004. It was great to see them again and I think they enjoyed seeing me again. I left for Lyon after my class and arrived in Albertville a little after 9:30PM. Coralie greeted me "a la gare" and I was reminded that the number of bises(cheek kisses) in France is different depending on where you are....in Montpellier they do 3 bises whereas chez Coralie they only do 2 bises....really its too ... read more

Bonjour! So Tuesday was my first day of classes here in Montpellier and it should be an interesting semester. I have about 3hours of french everyday except for Wednesday when I have no classes and then 2 electives in French and another class called "Laboratoire" which I'm not quite sure of what it is yet...donc on verra! lol. And then there is my service class that goes with my volunteering which is 2hours a week. Not a bad schedule. Monday I also started my volunteer service with Pharmaciens sans Frontieres. I work with older people, who are all in their 60, 70s, and 80s, and then there's a French kid named Frederic who's 21; but they are very nice and only speak french, so its great for me because I am forced to speak french...yeah! lol ... read more

So yesterday we went to the town of St. Guilhem le Desert which is located i think in the beginning part of the Massif Central in France. In 804 Guillaume, Earl of Toulouse, came to the Valley of Gellone and visited and two years later decided to become a monk and live in teh Gellone Valley. This village became a part of the route for the pilgrimage to Santiago de Copeostella. It was a cool little town in the middle of mountains and we spent the afternoon there and had a guided tour. Later, we had time to go hiking up the mountains. It is here that the cloister museum in New York comes from because an american bought part of it (i believe 148 pieces form here) and they are now the centrepiece of the ... read more