Attention: Special shout out to OAM

Coucou. Like many people on my program have noticed Suisse is expensive. But, not unmanagable. Both breakfast and dinner are provided for every day (I think...) so really it is just lunch and whatever snacks I decide to purchase throughout the day, which so far have been very limited. The restos where you can get lunch have meals starting at CHF14 which is something like 12 dollars. I think the cities in Suisse are like big cities anywhere. In NY of course everything is expensive, but you can still eat a good meal for 10 bucks! Moral of story: I still eat (do not worry mom and dad), but I just reserve my hunger for dinner and breakfast.

Also, there is no such thing as a 15 min lunch break. Nono. They take there time here. Most stores close for the lunch hour which usually lasts from about 12:30 - 2. Which I think is great and I also think that we should adopt something similar in the States. Except, it probably would never work because we are a consumer driven culture! Still, props to Suisse.

Today, another girl and I had to research the resources that the Institut universitaire d'études de dévloppement library had to offer. We had the whole morning and it only took us about 45 min. They have most things that people think a library has. For example, books, magazines, and internet access. The thing is that they have a much more international collection than most places. I think that was supposed to be the focus of the exercise. There were other groups that did the same thing at other libraries and organizations. This is all in preperation for our monster paper that we have to write at the end of March.

In French today we talked about the woman, Isabelle, who had the partial face transplant and tatoos and piercings. All in French mind you. I really like my french teacher, as I think I already mentioned...If you ever get a chance to take French from a native speaker - meaning someone that grew up in teh culture - do it. I find it has been much more profitable than taking it from an English speaking teacher. Just a personal preference I guess.

In other news, last night Gwennaele and I tried to get my computer connected to the internet, but of course it did not work. I think I might try again, but until then I will have to partager with the rest of the family.

Much love to everyone who actually takes time to read my blog. I miss you all.

(This is a special shout out to my OAM people: I hope you are all doing well and continuing to do the good work that you do. Make sure to keep Kristopher in line...just kidding...)