Week Thirty Three

Another last week before vacation.

Monday we didn't have school because of Easter, so we went to Pornic to eat with some extended family. It was a really nice day and it was nice to spend some time on the beach.

Tuesday was a brutal way to end the extended weekend. We had a four hour French test. Through out the year there are several practice tests for the bac. Most of. The tests for the bac are taken during the last year of high school but those for French and science are taken during the equivalent of junior year. To prepare for these end of the year tests they have four or five practice tests.  This one was over poetry. Let me just say that poetry is not my forte. The rest of Tuesday was really nice though, we got out of the test at 12 and only had one more class before the end of the day. 

Wednesday we had our final evaluation at the pool. It wasn't that bad actually. I think I must've improved by the end. I ended up doing the entire course in 3 minutes and 41 seconds. I was pretty proud  of myself.  I might've almost drowned at one point but it wasn't terrible. I finished out the day with French lesson and my dance class. 

Friday we finished school an hour earlier than normal. A group of friends and I went to park together. It was sort of a celebration to the end of the quarter and to the end of the year. It was really nice to get out and hang out with them. I'm starting  to make some pretty close friends here. It was sort of tough at the the beginning because my French wasn't the best and I was sort of timid but now I'm starting to feel closer closer to these people. 

Friday night I caught a train to Bordeaux, a relatively large city in southern France. I went with Oyku to see some people that we met while on our bus tour in Spain. It was great to go to see them. People always see they're going to stay in touch and see each other but it normally doesn't end up happening, but we made it happen. It was great to see them again, we had gotten really close during the week together. We got there pretty late Friday night so we didn't  really do the much. 

Saturday we visited Bordeaux some and did some shopping. My grandma lived in Bordeaux for several months after the Second World War. We went to and took pictures of the apartment she lived in while she was here. The rest of the day we spent walking around talking. It was a really nice day.

The weather was incredible Sunday. I put on shorts for  the the first time since winter started. We spent all day outside. There are  a lot of parks in Bordeaux so we spent a lot of the day sitting in one of the them talking. Bordeaux has a different feeling than a lot of the cities that I've visited. All the public places like the parks we really crowded of people just hanging out. It was a really nice vibe. I also got a small sunburn which was awesome! Summer is finally here!