Just as the title of this post says, today was my first day of class - communication internationale. It was a lot different than I expected. In orientation, international students were told that in class, barely anyone speaks. This was not the case for my class. I guess I'm not in typical French classes though. ISTC is a private school and I am taking classes in English so perhaps that is why it was different. It was a 3 hour long class but it went by pretty quickly. A girl who did an exchange at the Mount last semester was in my class which was a nice surprise. It was great to see someone I knew and to have someone who could introduce me to other people. We started class off with a little multiple choice quiz to see how much we knew about other cultures. Due to the fact that I was the only one in the room who had English as their first language, I was the first one done. The professor came up to me and asked if I was finished and I said yes. When it was time to answer the questions, I was the first person she called on. She said she wanted "the girl who was done forever" to go... embarrassing. Guess I dove into class head first! After the first hour and a half of class we took a break and another girl came up to me and introduced herself. She was extremely nice and she told me she liked my accent haha. She said that at first she thought I was American but the more I spoke, the more she could tell I was from Canada. After class I went to lunch with the girl who went to the Mount and her friend. We just got something to go and went to her apartment. They spoke both French and English around me but I was too nervous to speak French to them. I need to get over that soon if I want to learn! The other girls had class at 2pm so we parted ways and I went back to my room to take a nap or "faire une sieste" (one of the new phrases I have learned here). Tomorrow I have a lot to sort out with my courses because I found out 1 course here does not equal 1 course at home. I may only be able to get a half a credit while here because they don't offer many courses in English this semester and my French isn't nearly good enough to pass a course in it. Wah wah. I hope I can get more than half a credit! I guess I'll figure it all out tomorrow when I meet with someone from ISTC. After I've sorted all that out I'm going to do some retail therapy at the mall during "la solde." La solde is basically a huge sale that only happens twice a year. Everything is going to be 30-50% off I guess! I definitely need some clothes because I packed so lightly. Let's hope I don't get crushed by the crowds!
A bientot!
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