Saturday!

Hey all,

Got a great surprise in the mail today - a care package from Kelly! In it were wasabi roasted green peas, a nice shirt, green tea and sesame snacks!!! I'm a really lucky guy.

The weather has been gorgeous the past two days, a rarity in the Fall. So, to take full advantage, I've been going to the Jardin Public to read in the afternoons! It is amazing. As if the architecture isn't beautiful enough, the gardens are lush and well-maintained. Last time I went, there was a children's puppet show. This time there was a group of students!

I've plugged in two videos that I took earlier today of this amazing garden! You can check out some photos on my photobucket, too!

I've been doing a lot of reading - finished Paludes by Andre Gide and am currently halfway through La Symphonie Pastorale. I didn't realize he won the Nobel Prize for La Symphonie... it's pretty interesting so far, not so surprised.

Classes start on Monday! I have worked up a schedule in Excel, but am currently trying to figure out how to post it on the blog so everyone can see it.

The French have a weekly journal called the Courrier International where they take articles from newspapers around the world and translate them - a pretty amazing idea, and a great approach to getting world news. I was very impressed when my french parents showed it to me last night - I read an article from the SF Chronicle in French! It was very interesting.



Until next time!
Ben