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Last weekend was a lot of fun, as Raphael had more friends over! David came again, and this time so did Pierre. As a result the house was very loud and very lively all weekend, and multiple games of "Qui N'a Jamais" means we all now know each other better than is probably necessary. We didn't have a great deal of luck when it came to going out, but we made many delicious cocktails, and we even had the privilege of seeing LeffeMan in action on the streets surrounding our house.
Tuesday was very bizarre, because everyone left! With it being Toussaint, the boys went home for the week, so I had the flat to myself... and silence felt very odd. I managed to sleep a lot, host a small cocktail soirée and, of course, go out for Halloween!
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Saturday was one of the best days I've had a long time. Alex had told me a few times about a place called Cassis, which is down the coast just east of Marseille. And when he found out he had the weekend off uni, we decided that it was about time we took a road trip to visit it! We got stuck in a bit of traffic when we lost our way in Marseille, but eventually, 3 hours after leaving Montpellier, we finally arrived!
Cassis is a very small town, and all along the coast it's lined with "Calanques", which are basically just inlets of water. Alex knew where he wanted to go, so I followed him up a very big hill/small mountain (not really sure which!), and the views were absolutely perfect.
We reached the top just as the sun was setting, and the sky went from bright blue to purple, to orange, to pink.
What's more, we got back to the car at 7pm to see this readout on the monitor!
So we sat on the beach for a picnic and some ice cream. A very unexpected way to start November!
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It was amazing having the boys back on Sunday, the house just isn't the same without them! But the impending thought of uni starting back again and the stress of all the assignments and presentations I knew I had for the first week back ruined the fun a bit. However, after a perfectly normal start to the week, I turned up to my lecture this morning, only to find that the building looked like this.
Every lecture theatre and classroom on campus had been barricaded with tables, chairs and barriers, as part of a "bloque" to protest against the austerity measures Paul Valéry is facing. Which meant that, for the second time since arriving, I had a day off! And according to the protest group online, the block will continue until Tuesday, when there will be another general meeting to decide what is going to be done.
Vive La Résistance!
Sarah
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