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Yes, mes amis, the kitchen really is that small. It could be because I am at least 10 meters taller than everyone here, or because I live in the roof. No really, I live in the roof. That's why it's so slope-y. And why I hit my head, basically, all the time.
So, after the initial embaressment of trying to find the famous salle 04 (the 0 makes all the difference), I finally triumphed on Wednesday and located it. It's in the basement, marked as one room, but with a sign taped on the door that says "Salle 04- musique." Well, that makes sense (this actually happens all the time here). HOW ARE THERE SO MANY SALLES WITH THE SAME NUMBER??? It is very difficult to find anything here at Lyon 2. And it's not just for foreign students- the French students are always wandering into our office and asking directions as well. I usually give them directions to the Departement de Lettres, because I know where that is. Oh, and the Departements de Musicologie et de l'Histoire de l'Art. I am SO good at this job. Yesterday I even began the arrangements to organize an Inter-Centre Soccer Cup, where the Centre Oregon will triumph over the Centre Pennsylvanie et the Centre Californie. Then we'll work on playing real French people.
I had all of these great plans to write more, about my attempts to attend class, about the influx of students, about the un-organization of Lyon 2, but mes amis, I just can't. I'm malade, thanks to les etudiants, who are all getting sick as well. I spent most of yesterday late afternoon and evening sleeping, except my venture out to buy a cd. Why I walked, I'll never know. But apparently this cd is no longer availablein France. Nowhere. At all. At least that's what the people at FNAC told me. And Virgin MEGAstore my ass. WHERE'S THE MEGA WHEN I NEED THAT CD???? HUH??? HUH????? I have been DEFEATED by FNAC and Virgin. DEFEATED.
And that, really, is the end. I'm so not about the making sense right now, even with the trying.
So, after the initial embaressment of trying to find the famous salle 04 (the 0 makes all the difference), I finally triumphed on Wednesday and located it. It's in the basement, marked as one room, but with a sign taped on the door that says "Salle 04- musique." Well, that makes sense (this actually happens all the time here). HOW ARE THERE SO MANY SALLES WITH THE SAME NUMBER??? It is very difficult to find anything here at Lyon 2. And it's not just for foreign students- the French students are always wandering into our office and asking directions as well. I usually give them directions to the Departement de Lettres, because I know where that is. Oh, and the Departements de Musicologie et de l'Histoire de l'Art. I am SO good at this job. Yesterday I even began the arrangements to organize an Inter-Centre Soccer Cup, where the Centre Oregon will triumph over the Centre Pennsylvanie et the Centre Californie. Then we'll work on playing real French people.
I had all of these great plans to write more, about my attempts to attend class, about the influx of students, about the un-organization of Lyon 2, but mes amis, I just can't. I'm malade, thanks to les etudiants, who are all getting sick as well. I spent most of yesterday late afternoon and evening sleeping, except my venture out to buy a cd. Why I walked, I'll never know. But apparently this cd is no longer availablein France. Nowhere. At all. At least that's what the people at FNAC told me. And Virgin MEGAstore my ass. WHERE'S THE MEGA WHEN I NEED THAT CD???? HUH??? HUH????? I have been DEFEATED by FNAC and Virgin. DEFEATED.
And that, really, is the end. I'm so not about the making sense right now, even with the trying.
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hi there! I just found your blog via coquette's-- and I have to tell you how excited I am to find another american lost in the french university system. who's interested in surrealism, no less... I'm finishing my DEA this week on french surrealism at paris IV. would love to hear your thoughts on robert desnos channelling rrose selavy sometime :)
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