Thanks for thinking good thoughts for me yesterday! I think the placement tests went pretty well, actually. They were almost fun, if you can believe it. In the morning we had an essay exam from 8:30 to 10 am, then a reading/understanding authentic materials materials exam with multiple choice from 10:30 to noon, then an extremely fast-paced grammar multiple choice exam from noon to 12:30.
Finally lunch at the Restau Universitaire (university cafeteria), a whole meal for only 2.80 euros ($4.20)! I had couscous with what I hoped was chicken, but turned out to be fish :(, a mini-baguette with my fav kind of spreadable cheese with herbs, a side salad of beans and tomatoes, and a coffee flavored pudding cup. Note to self: coffee flavored pudding does not go well with fish and couscous. :/
Then in the afternoon we had oral exams, one hour of listening comprehension with multiple choice that got progressively much harder, and one 15 minute individual interview. Mostly we talked about books and movies, which as you know I never get tired of talking about! So not so bad overall, afterall! The results will be posted Friday afternoon.
Today it is rainy and I don't really have to be anywhere until 12:30, when the office of tourism is giving a presentation on the city of Besancon at my school. Yesterday I met a number of nice girls, one from China, one from Sweden, and a few from the U.S., including Laura, the other girl studying here from UNI.
Laura is a first generation American and her family originally comes from... you guessed it, France! Her grandparents live only an hour away from here in a farmhouse in the mountains, and Laura has invited me to visit them the next time she goes. What fun!
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Thats awesome about Laura. Is she fluent in French then? Or is she just now studying it? Your placement tests sound like they were really thorough! I am surprised. I think in the end this may shape up to be a better experience than Angers!! Then you will have to rub that in Lair's face. Except she won't believe you. Class was actually quite enjoyable today. I actually had answers to her questions which is always good. Anyway I am anxious to hear the results of your exams however I know that you did amazingly. I really do think that the school sounds good tho. Were the people administrating the tests pretty friendly?? Are you excited for classes to start? Oh! Did you get boursin cheese with your baguette??? That is so my fav!
Yeah the people giving the test were very nice, explained it all clearly and very attentive. I am super excited for classes to start, results come out tomorrow, finally! And yes, it was boursin cheese or something very nearly like it, and it was superb. My fav as well!
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