Last Saturday I spent the afternoon in the nearby city of Nimes! Having woken up a little late after our night at the beach, I missed the 12pm train with the others, and went later on at 4. When Alex met me there he excitedly informed me that we were going to watch a bullfight, which was taking place as part of the festival that was going on in the city at the time. I was also very excited, as it meant I got to go right up to the top of this building!
The bullfight itself was an experience, but maybe not one I'd want to repeat! But for the views over the city, it was more than worth it.
We also explored the city a bit afterwards, and found some gorgeous fountains, gardens, and a really big tower!
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On Monday it rained for at least 5 minutes, so winter is practically here. I spent the first couple of days of this week very determinedly combing through every possible module combination available, which meant that by Tuesday night, two and a half weeks after starting my battle with the apparent non-system of this university, I have FINALLY managed to create a timetable! I still have to check it with my tutors at both universities before the arrangement is final, but I'm hoping that will be relatively straightforward. As it stands Thursdays are pure evil, with an 8:15am start, through to a 7:15pm finish. But to make up for it, I get Fridays off!
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I celebrated my triumph over my first ever evil Thursday with a night out!
We couldn't go to Cargo Club because they were having a dentist-only party, and apparently it's very obvious that we aren't dentists. So we headed round to Panama Café, got given free champagne by some friendly strangers, danced until 4:30, wandered around town realising that nowhere in Montpellier seems sell kebabs at 4:30, and got the first tram home at 5. Longest Thursday I've had in a while!
Needless to say that our original plan to go the zoo on Friday was unsuccessful. But later in the afternoon me, Helen and Monique spent a couple of hours lying on the beach before me and Helen went to Felicity and Gaspard's (couple from the church that I met on the beach a couple of weeks ago) for dinner. It was lovely just to be able to relax and be looked after for a night, and to be able to switch from French to English all night as we needed. And to be able to sit down with a cup of tea and an episode of Downton Abbey!
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Saturday was zoo day!! The zoo in Montpellier is free to get in to, and it's MASSIVE! Me, Helen and Monique arrived at about 12:30 and didn't leave until 4, and I don't think we got round the whole thing. But we got to see all my favourite animals, most importantly, THE CAMEL.
It was a gorgeous day out, I really love the zoo. I took the girls back to my house for the first time, and I cooked my first meal since I arrived in Montpellier, which went down rather well! The boys met us at my house afterwards to finish off the leftovers, then we all wandered back to CROUS for cookies and a super snuggly film session! 6 people sat on a single bed is do-able, apparently!
Doubtless I've forgotten something important, but I have procrastinated for far too long now, and should really start looking into getting some work done. Sadly it no longer feels like Erasmus holidays.
A bientôt!
Sarah
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