France Part 9

I guess I should update seeing as I havent for a while!

So Liz came on the last Friday of the holidays. We met in Metz, went to a bar, had something to eat and then came back to St Avold where we watched Star Acadamie. Fun. The next day we went to Germany.. more fun. We saw some kind of protest by Turkish people... went to the baguette shop of love again (see photo) and saw a live american indian band. It was cool, they were playing on wooden pipes and things. We even bought their CD.

Then we returned back to St Avold and got ready to go out. We went to Sulleys bar and played pool, then we went to this other bar that had loads of halloween decorations it, then to a nightclub and spoke to some french people. Fun. It's really hard speaking french when you cant hear properly because of zee musique.

The next day we just chilled and Liz left around 5pm.


Started back at school last Thursday and I was so tired! Ready for a break again haha. I have it easy here in France, I only have to get up early 2 days a week, work 9 hours one week and 15 the week after.. but planning lessons does take up a lot of my time.

I didnt do anything last weekend, just wanted to chill/study French. Which is what I did. Last week was ok also. I had about 5 classes cancelled because of tests. I was supposed to have 5 classes on Friday, but only went to 2, and only taught one because the first one had a test so I just spoke to the teacher. I do love having classes, but having them cancelled was a blessing because I was absolutly exhausted.. on Wednesday I had to go to Metz for the 2nd induction.. Wednesday the 14th November. The day of the train strike. Which meant I had to leave at 7:15am, get a bus to the train station at 7:30, get there at 8 and wait 30 mins for a bus to take us to Metz, and get there at 9:30. Arrived at the induction 45 mins late. I hate strikes. I am not a fan I do not agree do not strike anymore France. I am too busy and important for you to inconvienience me in this way.

I do not know how to spell inconvienicneincieneicen.
Help.

I was so tired at this induction I wanted to die. Die a nice death of sleep and never have to get up again, I could hardly concentrate and we had to say what we had doing to the rest of the class.. some people were really interesting. But me? Nope. I was dull and lost the ability to speak both French and English due to lack of sleep. Not a happy bunny. But it was nice to see the other assistants again. I really need to arrange some meetings but it's so cold and so much hassel to get to the train station by the time Saturday comes I just feel like sleeping! Also saving money.

I had my fav class on Thursday. I love them so much. I managed to get them well hyper. I had the first half for the first 30 mins and kind of felt bad sending them back to the teacher so hyped up. Then the next half came, one of them came running in yelling 'HELLO TEACHER HELLO TEACHER'. I did a quiz on the UK and they were all participating, talking in English, asking questions. They are good kids. A little loud and fidgety, but good kids. I enjoy having them and I'm sad I only get them once every two weeks!

So now it is the weekend. Sunday and I'm sat in bed on my laptop. Yesterday I watched the Masters Cup tennis game, mens singles semi-finals. I say watched, I mean I was on skype/webcam with Sarah and could hear the game and she updated the scores. Go Federer!

Ok.

Last night I went out. John, Dom and I went to some French peoples appartment, two young French boys who were students. We had a beer, watch Jackass and then went to a pub for a couple more beers. Then we went for a Kabab and went back to theirs. It was fun to hang out with some French people and have to speak French. Although I was hard for met to keep up, but good practice.

I hope we can do it again sometime. I may ask Dom if we can next saturday =)

I got up at 9am this morning to watch the tennis final via Sarah again. Ha. It was a pretty easy came, I wish it was more exciting. Federer kicked ass but I like closer games with the excitement and stuff! I went back to bed at one seeing as I didnt get in until 3:30 last night and slept until 4pm. Made pasta, ate, and here I am.

La la la.

Thank you and goodnight.

France part 8

Ok, so it’s first of November. I’ve been living here 6 weeks. Wowowowoowow strange cool fun mega ok.

It’s the holidays - 12 days of which is really fun and I am very happy about this situation.

Last Friday one of the kids in one of the classes said ‘congratulations on your intervention’. I don’t really know what he meant by it but I said thanks anyway. Then he sang ‘we wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year’ to me. Crazy kids.

They all like Tectonic music or something like that. They stand around with their phones playing music loud doing the dance. Ha.

Also some of the kids had to write about their 'ideal school'.. a class full of about 15 boys. about 14/15. They wrote things like:

in my school there would be a free condom machine.

there would be free Smirnoff’s

we would have to have alcohol and weed

all the teachers would be replaced with sexy playmates

in my school we would have chickens in the playground

one of them named theirs the sex academy

ha. we have cows in a field next to the playground and one of them started saying 'free the cows! free the cows! ha-ha.

ok.

Again - crazy kids. And the BTS students asked me if I wanted to go drink beer with them.. They are 18 - 20.. But I didn’t think I was allowed too.. Because, well I’m not sure if I’m allowed to go out with students outside school hours. They are over 18 but I’m not sure so just said no.

On Sunday Sarah booked flights and hotel to come see me. Yayayyayaayayyaya. And I booked train tickets. 7th November she is coming. For 3 nights. Paris paris I’m dead excited. I wish it was now. But it’s not. Boo hiss.

On Monday I went into Metz and met up with Krista and Francois. We did shopping, had a couple beers then I came back to St Avold. I really needed to get out of the flat so that was fun. Then on Tuesday Krista texted me to see if she could stay at mine, so I said yes and went to the station and met her around 7. We drank wine and watched Bridget Jones then went to bed. The next day we went to Saarbucken in Germany. It’s only a 30 mins train ride from me.. Closer the Metz actually and I’m so glad I went. It’s such a nicer city than Metz. There’s way more shops, everything is cheaper, loads of cute little cafes. We went into one and got a baguette, it was so nice with cheese, ham, salami, mushrooms and curry sauce. They also toasted it lightly. We sat outside and there was a man playing clarinet in the cute cobbled-stoned street. I am going to go there more often.

Now I have a week of vacation left and I’m thinking about what to do. Hm hmh mh

Liz just called and is going to book some tickets to come see me tomorrow! Woo so I guess we'll spend one day in Metz, then the next in Saarbucken. fun.

(first picture is of clarinet man, 2nd is the a church in Saarbucken)