Culture week

Definition of culture week: learn, see, do, and experience as many aspects of french culture as possible in one week. Where shall I begin...

Cassis: adorable little beach town where we had a hilarious conversation with some french guys who were throwing together some english sentences that didn't make much sense.

Cezanne field trip: going around Aix looking at all the places Cezanne painted... awesome!

Opera: Don Giovanni in an outdoor courtyard theater in Aix which was gorgeous!

Music festival in Arles: Awesome concert in the ancient amphitheater where we rocked out to Salif Keita, a great African band.

Bastille Day: French independence day (le quatorze juillet)! Music in the streets and fireworks from the huge fountain in town!

Countryside: Went way out into farmville to paint... wheat fields + mount st victoire= the ultimate french painting

Places I fell asleep other than my bed:

-The beach in Cassis

-The opera... not my fault, it was 1 am, the opera was in italian with french subtitles

-In the car on the way too and on the way back from the music festival

-During seminar

Language confusions:

-What food was intended for dinner, and what was being saved for a party... oops

-How to say fireworks in french

-numbers... especially after 70

-J'ai fini = I am finished... Je suis fini= I am dead

-38 degrees Celsius is hard to understand in Fahrenheit

Culture week will come to a close with my trip to Paris this weekend! See ya on the flip side