No rest for the weary - this was a study abroad trip, so we spent most of the day in class, which started at 9:00 am. The local cafe/restaurant was kind enough to let us use their room as a gathering place. We had a great discussion on the first four chapters of Becoming Roman for my Ancient and Medieval Southern France class . It was good to get some background information before going out and exploring the sites. It made it a lot easier to understand what I was seeing.
We took a break around lunch time and I took a much needed nap. It seemed to take me forever to get onto French time and be able to get enough sleep. I seemed to remedy this problem by just sleeping on the bus all the time. Oh well.
For the afternoon we discussed The Discovery of France for my Monuments and Memory in France class. Things started to connect and blend between the two classes, helping ideas to solidify. It also helped me understand the book better as we only had to read our assigned portions and I had the last chapters. This is a book I do want to go back and read in its entirety. It seems like a lot of fun based on what I did read and what was brought up in discussion.
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| Tim, David, Dr. Wingerd, and Cindy |
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| Muaamar and Nathan |
Following class we were invited to Gilbert's (sounds more like Gee bear) for dinner. Gilbert is a good friend of Dr. O'Brien and Michel who lives in Vergons. Michel cooked sausage on the grill, along with chicken legs and pasta salad.
Following dinner we walked back to the gite in the rain and spent the evening attempting to do homework.
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| Cards are a lot more fun than homework! |
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