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Hello all

I don't really have the time to write a detailed blog post today about my last week (homework, ugh.) In school it was pretty standard. But I can describe my weekend a bit, and also I am putting up a few photos.

Friday night it snowed a bit, which was nice. It snows here a few times in the winter, but never much like in Minneapolis. Yesterday was Saturday.. I took the bus and train to Fribourg to see Sakshi. It is much more convenient to take the bus from my new village than my old village because they run almost every hour, even on Saturdays. On the train I saw my friend Berenice from school with her mom, and then we ended up taking the same train back too. In Fribourg I bought a few clothes and then Sakshi and I ates crêpes and talked. I returned to the house and ate dinner.. Afterward I skyped with mom and dad. I am definitely forgetting English...

Saturday around 10 Andréanne and I went to a fête in the village. It was called 'The Beach Party' and there were lots of people.. the drinking age here is technically 16 but there were some kids as young as 13 who were drinking (however the majority of people there were probably 16-20.) The floor was covered with sand and there was loud music and a bunch of people were drunk. I probably inhaled more smoke yesterday night than in the rest of my life together. Andréanne and I didn't drink but we danced. It was.. interesting. It is weird that people here drink and smoke so much younger, and it's not usually discouraged. I mean, in general parents let their kids go party like that on Saturday nights, no problem. At the fête I saw tons of people in my class, which was fun. We went home early.. at one.. because Andréanne had to get up this morning and work at the village nursing home. I am glad I went (because I was considering not going) but I'm not sure if I would go again. But in all it was a nice cultural experience.

This morning I slept in until 11, and then ate lunch with my host family, and then worked on my painting for art class. After this I have to go do homework for tomorrow. Next weekend we are going to a Christmas market in Bâle and I am excited for that. Only 4 more weeks until Christmas vacation!