Monday, September 10, 2007

CEFAM

In honor of my first day of classes tomorrow, I thought I'd post about our school here. It is a very small school with 208 students in total. The building has a library...with no books. All of the CEFAM classes, and those of 16 other schools are housed in this building:

The big group of people standing right outside form what we've named "the wall of cancer". There are always tons of kids standing outside and smoking. It is very frustrating.

The CEFAM classes are on the 3rd floor (that's the 4th floor to people from "The States"). Here's a picture looking down from the 3rd floor.

And, for Megan: Here's a French keyboard.

It looks very similar but has proven to be very difficult to use. The 'A' and the 'Q' are particularly confusing, along with the 'M'. You're all sitting at the computer comparing now, aren't you?

Sorry for the short post this evening, but I have an 8 am class. Pictures and stories about the French style, attitude, and customs coming soon! Also, my apologies for the slow responses to emails, our internet isn't always that great here, and I know I can reach more people this way. As always, please leave comments. Much love.

5 comments:

Carolyn said...

A library but no books ;) that is at least one step better than your High School which didn't even have a library.

Smoking.....yuck...coming from Calif where you don't have people smoking in public that is annoying.

Love you updates...hugs and kisses
Mom

Megan said...

I feel like I should know but CEFAM?? stands for?

I love it! "the wall of cancer" - I may borrow that for my school.. I hope we make it the end of the sememster with out cancer from second hand smoke. urr Makes me so mad.

The floor differences- what do they have like a ground floor- then start numbering on the 1st floor?

Thanks for the picture :) pretty sweet looking

Unknown said...

that keyboard is weird. i wonder what the reasoning was for keeping most of the letters in the same places except the edge.
thats a pretty cool view from the 3rd floor.

i love you!

Shaina S. said...

I definitely was comparing!
I like reading your adventures. : )

Unknown said...

hey jer... are there more commonly used letter and they are placed on the keyboard where its easiest to type them

i learned that from marion when i was in france :)

i love you sissy

we have a bench of cancer in front of my building...

i hope classes went well!!

miss you!!