updates!

hello hello!
i made it to france about a week ago, safe and sound.
my friend picked me up from the airport and brought me to my apartment, where the owners welcomed me inside their apartment with champagne and food. they even loaded me up with food to take back to my apartment! (same building, different apartments)

the first couple of days after i arrived in lyon, i just walked around the city.

this is the courtyard of my building

the rhone

my school

bellecour

ferris wheel in bellecour

same place, but 2 days later

even after 3 or 4 days there is still snow on the ground

there are 4 other americans, 1 canadian, 1 new zealander, 3 swedes, and one guy from tiawan. there will be more when we start real classes monday, but the new people had to go to intro classes this week.
we will be able to take some french language classes once every other week, but i need more!
i found a bookshop with free internet so i will probably be able to update more often.
love you all!