I can't believe it is my last night in Chambery! I had a lot of fun, learned a great deal, and met some really cool people with amazing stories. School has definitely been challenging, but it has made me appreciate the French language so much more. The other day we did this awesome activity where we got together in groups of four and discussed our own cultures in comparison to the French. My group had a German, Chinois, Venezuelain, and me, the American/Macedonian. How interesting it was to hear how people lived in other countries and see how similar we are and the differences among us. Also, I realized how ignorant we Americans can be. Most people go through life knowing English and English only, without thinking twice about it, but all the international students I've meet speak English well and are learning French on top of it all. Crazy how much information the human brain can hold! SO, I really want to work on becoming fluent, which may mean (gasp!) more French classes down the road.
Can I just talk about the food? If I only moved to Europe for the food, it would be a worthwhile decision. Everything is fresh and its crazy eating things that aren't laden with preservatives! It has such a strong flavor and it will be interesting going back to American food in December. Some of the greats here were the praline brioche with REAL strawberry filling inside and the beignet with nutella inside, which I'm pretty sure should be illegal. My favorite by far though, is the numerous pains des chocolats I consumed during my time here. I should have taken a picture of these lovely things, but I maybe, probably ate them too fast. I'll just honor them with the name of this post.
Tomorrow, I begin my journey to Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC(not Spain haha). I start by taking a three hour train ride to Paris, then a five hour train ride to Kolen, Germany and finally, a ten hour overnight train to Prague! Let's hope that it goes a lot smoother than last time! I'm very excited to be in the big city that I've heard so many good things about. Wish me Luck!
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