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| Shameless selfie: New dress for the wedding |
Day 9. One week, two weekends. Sometimes it feels like I’ve
been here forever, other times it seems like I just got here.
The second half of this week has been far better than the
first half. While certain things haven’t changed—such as my prof’s opinion of
me—other aspects of life here have definitely improved. For instance, a bunch
of my tea-making friends and I have decided that we’re gonna start cooking
together, and sometimes making big dinners with cuisine from different
cultures. Is it sad that I’m most excited that a girl from Nova Scotia is
planning on making lobster?
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| Explore kids by this gorgeous lake before the ropes course |
Student life here has been great over the past few days,
as I’ve participated in some fun activities and made a bunch of new friends. I’ve
been shopping (there’s a great mall right next to Laval), had lunch in Old
Quebec, and spent the day at a ropes course in Duchesnay. The ropes course was
great fun, even though I stupidly decided to take the ‘extreme’ lap. Apparently
my friend and I were the only girls who did the extreme section, and my muscles
are definitely paying for it today!
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| Birthday party bonfire |
Off-campus, I’ve been getting more involved with the
church community. On Friday night I went to a wedding, Saturday night to a
birthday party, and two church services today. It’s been lovely getting to know
some of the people in the church. Many of them speak English quite well, but I
also enjoy talking to the ones who barely know English, because it forces me to
speak French. Also, it’s helpful for me to listen to actual Francophones
speaking French, since most of the time on campus I just hear Anglophones like
me butchering the language… :)
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| Throwing rice at the new couple |
I think this next week will be a turning point, since I
have my first test on Tuesday, and a bunch of other assignments coming up. If I
do well on the test, the academic side of life here could improve drastically.
Right now, I kind of dread sitting in class for 3-4 hours every morning. Then
again, it is just the morning, and I have the rest of the day to enjoy Quebec
City.
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| Tulips along the walk to church |
Also, it could really stand to get warmer. I’m ready to
ditch the jeans and sweaters in favour of sundresses. But this is Canada, after
all…
Hey Rachel, I totally have that dress! Except with my long legs, the beautiful tulip cut goes way.too.short. You look lovely :)
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