School Begins

So Monday I met the Principle .He was very nice...at least his tone seamed nice and he smiled a lot...and from what I understood, he said that my grades won't be important at first, and to focus on learning French. We(My host parents and I) also filled out some paperwork . On Tuesday, Yzabel,Cannelle, and I went to Hyper U another supermarket. It's interesting.The Supermarkets(The two I've been to) are kind of built into small malls. You walk in the main entrance labeled HYPER U and there are lots of small shops, and then there's a unclosed off, no wall, no doors, entrance ,to a large store. It's like WALMART only more appealing.For instance, there's a fresh fish area, with tons of exotic(for me)seafood.For example:flat fish, squid tentacle-looking things, and sea snails.
Wednesday I went to school for the first time at 2 PM. There's a girl who is the daughter of a man who works a lot in the USA.She knows a lot of English and is helping me out.

My classes:Europe/French History
English(I think I might get an A in this class!)
Math(Pretty easy so far, we learned about percentages)
French Literature( The Prof is very nice and speaks a little English)
Biology (from the pictures , more like sex ed)
Economy
Civics
Sport
Last night Yzabel and I went to the district 1730 Rotary meeting. It was in a local restaurant At Les Arcs. We arrived a couple minutes late and there were only a few people there. After 10 minutes or so, all 17 people were there. I sat next to two men who spoke English, they were very nice and explained different things about the meeting. On my other side was Yzabel and the YEO(Youth Exchange Officer) not for 1730, but for all of Southern France.I received a district banner from the President... ...and then we ate. First, we were offered water,(Tap or sparkling) then wine, then the main course was brought out,(Steak, mashed potatoes and eggplant),The Rotary members talked about something, then dessert,I don't know what it's called, but its delicious!After dessert, coffee. I learned that I am the First and only exchange student in this district, which I'm fine with, I was just looking forward to meeting other exchange students...


Now a segment I like to call "Things that I Immediately Noticed were Different"
(Theme Music)
(In no particular order)
1.The gate in front of the school is usually locked, and is opened at the start of school, and closed when all the kids are inside. It's locked throughout the day. And is opened during long breaks.
2.Kids,(my age) a lot of the time on breaks smoke,but their only allowed to smoke outside the gate.
3. PDA(Public Display of Affection) is not banned like it is at FHS.
4. They have a cafe where students hang out, (it has a TV, foosball, ect)
5.everybody speaks french
6.Several floors.
7. Many breaks through out the day
8.Lunch is an entire hour and it's a serve yourself type deal
9.Your group(26 kids) goes to (almost) all the same classes
10.You don't have the same classes everyday(or every other day)
11.If you don't have classes sometime(for instance until 12 on Friday), You don't have to go to school until 12.
12.Several classes last 2 hours.
13.You have 4 hours of break every other Thursday
14. It's a lot more difficult to pay attention when you can hardly understand anything the teacher is saying.
15. There are several different buildings, but generally, all the classes you have are in the same building
16.There's a large courtyard,where kid's hang out while not in class, so when in class ,you can often hear people talking outside
17.No AC
18. If it's sunny enough the teachers leave the lights off
19.Apparently you have to buy your own novels for literature
20. If I understand correctly, if the teacher is absent,for a day or couple of days, class is canceled, so if your last class is math,and the math prof is sick, you go home early
21Insted of a bell between classes, there's a trumpet type fanfare
22.Lots of other stuff....

I hope all is well, all is well, here!