J'aime Aix

Painting:

-It is crazy to think that I am in France and I am painting... life is so so good. Literally my dreams come true.

-We get to class, take our paints and easels outside, paint, eat lunch, paint, and talk about art.

-My teachers both like the way I paint and one of them said "They sure know how to grow 'em at Truman State"... I'm pretty sure that's a good thing?

-I love to paint.

La Fête de la Musique:

-Literally translated... the party of the music.

-Basically it is a huge festival where all sort of people play all sorts of music on the streets all night long. Every corner or every street has someone playing their music. It is to celebrate the longest day of the year and happens all across France and some other countries! So much fun.

-I learned a new sweet line dance from a drunk old French man.

-Lots of fun was had in the streets of Aix

Other things I like:

-When people continue conversations with me in french, meaning I'm not extremely terrible.

-Seeing people carry dogs on mopeds

-Nutella and the panda container it came in!

-The other student from a different program who lives here for this week, Katie.

-Some sort of zucchini, cheese, ham dinner I had the other night.

-Watching the world cup in Europe where people care

-How much people here love the book Le Petit Prince (they have him painted on walls and ceilings and stuff)

-The big yellow hat that I bought.

-The idea that you guys are still reading this :-)

Until next time