Lalala

Okay, I am going to make this blog post assez court (short enough) because I need to go to bed soon, and because not too much of interest happened in my Swiss life in the last week.



Monday through Friday I had school, of course. On Thursday we changed places in class and now I no longer sit by Daniel who never talks but by Sylvain who is nice but talks all the time. He is going to do an exchange next year to the United States so he knows a lot about American culture and his English is really good (but we don't talk lots in English.) I think he speaks Italian too because he's from Tessin (Italian part of Switzerland) so that is cool. Margaux sits in front of us and she talks a lot too, and it's kind of a nice change to be sitting next to all of these talkative people. I figure it can only help my French. And plus now I sit way in the back of the room which I like much better.



Tuesday in Gym we started this thing where with a group we have to make a little gymnastics routine filling certain requirements. I am with Andréanne and our friends Bérénice and Mahélia. We have two weeks of gym to practice and then after we have to be tested on it. I am going to be terrible because there is this sort of somersault that we have to do where we keep our legs straight and seriously, JE N'ARRIVE PAS (I can't do it) but oh well. I will try my best.



Wednesday in art we worked on a drawing. We have been doing a series of works where we draw the same subject, a leaf with our choice of insects on it. First we did a normal pencil drawing, then a charcoal one, then two in ink, and now we are working on one in colored pencils where we are supposed to use unrealistically bright colors. I finished that Friday night as homework because it's this coming week.



Friday in Travaux Pratiques (practical work- those are the science labs we do twice a month) we did a blood lab. For the first hour we talked about what different blood types are (with the different antigens and all of that) and which ones can be transfused to which others, as well as what blood is composed of. Then we did a lab where we tested blood (my lab partner volunteered so I didn't have to give any) against antigen solutions to see what type it was, then made microscope slides of blood mixed with saline and blood mixed with deionized water to see how the cells reacted. It was pretty cool.



On Saturday Sakshi came to Romont on the train. I went to meet her at the train station there and then we took the bus home. We watched an Indian film she brought called Lagaan that is about these poor Indian villagers who have to pay taxes to the British. Through ridiculous circumstances they make a deal where if they beat the British soldiers in a game of cricket the whole province won't have to pay taxes for three years and if they lose they will have to pay triple taxes. It was a good movie but it was three hours long.. at least now I understand cricket which I was quite ignorant about before. Seriously it is the coolest thing ever watching Indian movies with Sakshi who can just explain it all to me.



Today Sakshi went home at two. I walked her to the bus stop and the weather was really nice. I hope it lasts.. it was above freezing and sunny and it almost felt like spring was coming (I know, I know, it's only January. But it still was a nice illusion.) In the afternoon I worked on my homework, and now I am sitting here writing this.



This week on Wednesday my art class is taking a field trip to Bâle and I am really excited. The first two hours of the day are art class which I like a lot, then after that we will be gone the whole day! We are going to see an exhibit at an art museum but I am not sure which one it is because there are many in Basel. Anyway I am expecting to have a very nice time on this trip.



The first week of February is le semaine thematique, then after that only two weeks before les vacances de carnaval.. though unfortunately that break is one week long and not two. That's when we're going skiing.



Okay I have to get going to bed now. This last week was really busy, and the one coming up will probably be too, but to those of you who are expecting a letter or email from me I am working on it.