This weekend I went on a trip with the student group, Intégre, which organises events for internationl students. We went on a trip to Saint-Martin-en-Vercors, a tiny town in the mountains to do winter activities. We had the choice between cross country skiiing and snowshoeing. I decided to do cross country skiing. There was so much snow where we were! I didn't get any pictures because I had left my camera in my bag, which was for the better because I fell a lot...

This week has been crazy... and it's only wednesday! I've had to do a lot of running around on campus to get papers signed for my course regristration. Its a slow moving process because it's all on paper. So with all this running around, I was really excited that there was a bar night for exchange students. So last night (tuesday) I went to a bar and had a couple beers with students from all around the world, I met students from all over europe, south america, ...

On Saturday, I went out to dinner with two american girls that I had met from my residence. We went down the mountain to a little Italian restaurant. (The great thing, is that every resturant here is a "little hole in the wall" restaurant.) We had some white wine, and pasta. I had a three chesse penne, which I was really excited for, but it ended up being a bit bland. But, it was still nice to get out. There are so many little restaurants and shops in the little...

So my residence.... Unfortunately, the university as part of being hospitable, put me in a residence that is far away from campus and halfway up a mountain! Last night, I walked the whole way up with two grocery bags, and I nearly died.. that's how far up it is! But with that comes a great view! The other crappy thing about the residence.. is the 18th century unisex urinal toilet.... it's literally a hole in the floor. At first I was shocked.. I even asked my...

My flight from Toronto to London was delayed was delayed about an hour and a half. After all that waiting, they finally started calling the rows from the back of economy , which included me. When I got to the front of the line, they scanned my ticket. The lady said there was a problem, and that the seat was double booked. At this point, I was freaking out, thinking I would have to wait for the next plane. Then she stepped aside and printed a new boarding pas...