A typical week for me is - grocery shop, class-class-class, shop, bike, walk, walk, bike, read, travel-travel-travel. Oh, and then there is babysitting.
I cannot tell a lie, I have an interesting life here in Strasbourg. My classes are few & far between, but my free time is abundant. The French system for classes, is amazing and yet frustrating all at the same time. Maybe you'll have class, maybe you won't, maybe you'll watch a movie, maybe you'll discuss. To be oh, so, cliche - the French are very Laissez-faire. But I like it.
I've been able to do a lot, see a lot, and eat a lot this past month. I've gone from the cute expensive town of Basel, to the old historic city of Munich, and down to the sunny, warm French Riviera. I realize that normal working French people do not have as much free time as myself, but they're not living in a Chateau either! I've also been able to find work - two separate babysitting gigs. This was quite a surprise, that I've had an opportunity to make a few extra euros while I am here, and all she wants me to do is speak English to her kids!
I'm loving my life here in France, I love the opportunities it brings and the adventures that I'm having. It's a much needed change of pace in lifestyle.
-Jessica Fitzgerald
Monday, October 17, 2011
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