It seems unbelievable that my university life here has practically come to end with my final exams this week (barring the retake that I'm going to do for one missed exam). It was the usual bordel in each and every one of them; talking, copying, texting. If I was actually a student here doing a degree I'd have a hard time motivating myself. As it is though I'm content to moan and mess around like everyone else. One of the best exams though was a poetry one, whe...

Saturday was the big 2 4 for LA, so a few of us went into town for lunch in the Comédie (moules frites, very nice) and then a wander round Odysseum before heading home to get ready for the evening. AL, GL and I had decided to sneak a cake round to hers so when she opened the door to us she'd be greeted by a jolly gang of well-wishers and food. Sadly, as we came upstairs she was standing by the door re-enacting a scene from the previous night with NU, so that ...

As we have 2 weeks holiday for Easter I decided to go home for a few days for some family time, food and of course to catch up on tv gems like 'Toddlers and Tiaras' and 'The JK Show'. Luckily while waiting at the airport I made friends with an American boy who saved me from having to sit next to one of the fattest families I've ever seen (drinking Coke and eating mini Twixes, of course). It was nice to have a few days away from Montpellier and to just have a bre...

Sunday we all went to FU's for dinner and to see his photos of our holiday to Bordeaux. We gorged on FU's home made pizza, IP's home made vegetable tart and, of course, mine and LA's rocky road. Never say we don't share the wonders of our culture with others. We then all gathered round the projection screen (he lives in the sort of student arty house where this is normal) and marvelled at FU and his camera. Another moan about the teachers here (I'm not act...

Another example of how useless this university is: tomorrow we have a test for Condition Physique, meaning I have to miss a class. SA said we could do it on a different day as long as we had a note. I duly brought in a note, only to be told that actually other classes don't matter, I have to do it tomorrow because everyone's going to miss something. Apparently she can't find a time which would suit everyone. Er, how about during our LESSON on Wednesday perhaps...