We've had an interesting couple of days here in St-Laurent-du-Var. Yesterday we went to a karaoke bar quite near to the beach and had a golden opportunity to wow the French locals with our spectacularly horrible voices-- we did not disappoint. The good news is, we had a lot of fun, and we weren't kicked out for our horrible ...
This morning, we got on a bus with the students from St-Laurent-du-Var and went to Gorges du Verdon, a lake and gorge about two and a half hours away from Nice. One of our teachers, Pauline, had grown up in Marseille, and she told us that she had spent her teenage summer at Gorges du Verdon with her friends. Apparently it was the popular ...
Today, we visited Gorges du Verdon, which is one of the most beautiful sights I’ve seen so far. The mountains are tall and picturesque, and the water is incredibly turquoise. After a three-hour trip, we all eagerly jumped out of the charter bus and sat down next to the water to eat our homemade sandwiches for lunch. Then, many went ...
Yesterday evening, the St.-Laurent group went out for a night of karaoke! Here are some pictures of our students taking the stage: Today the group took a trip to the gorgeous Les gorges du Verdon, where the students spent the afternoon navigating the crystal blue waters in kayaks, canoes, and paddle boats: By the time we got on the bus ...
Thursday afternoon, after class, we went to an exhibition featuring works by artists such as Cezanne, who lived and painted in Aix, Picasso, Matisse, and many more. After some free time, the staff took us to a restaurant where we ate a mix of different foods such as prosciutto, potatoes, cheese, hard-boiled eggs, and meat with salad. It was so ...
Saturday- only halfway through another weekend, and there is already so much to talk about. Over the past few days, we have done a number of activities, such as visiting the Granet Museum and returning to Marseille to see the Marseille soap factory. Out of all of the different art exhibitions and museums that we have seen over the past few ...
On Thursday, we started our day with class and followed that by being given our choice of going to the pool or a museum as our afternoon activity. I chose to go to the pool with some friends, because we felt like we needed a cold dip to cool off. Unfortunately for us, it started raining. We would have never expected that the day we chose to go ...
The best things in life always happen on a summer night. I don't know about you, but for me it has always been like that, especially now; almost every night here in Aix-en-Provence is amazing! Tuesday night, though, was more than that. I don't know how to describe it... I guess I could simply say it was surreal! We have all been to picnics ...
After an exciting weekend in Cannes and Beaulieu Sur Mer, we resumed class Monday morning. We learned mostly about clothing vocabulary and went shopping as part of our class in order to put our new vocab to use! This set of vocab will definitely be the one I remember clearest, considering my affinity for fashion. Following morning class on ...
Today we went to the restaurant "La Frégate" in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, where the students from Saint-Laurent cooked their own dinner! The menu: Quiche lorraine et Tarte tomates-mozzarella Hachis Parmentier et pâtes aux légumes du soleil Clafoutis aux fruits et mousse au chocolat! [caption id="attachment_2646" align="alignnone" ...