More Spring, More Awesome

It's finally the weekend!!!

My week since I posted last has been filled with cloudless days and perfect weather.

Class has gone well, and my Montaige class really boosted my confidence. I had written a commentaire composé (a really techical, structured paper) for this very difficult class. I got it back with compliments!!! I thought I had totally bombed it, but all was well :)

All other classes have gone normally. The weather has swept me away. Everything smells like spring and joy and beauty and new things. Each day, I've been taking the long way home. If the weather continues, I will be exploring all of the local parks. Even though i've bee nreally hitting the books hard, I've never felt happier or more alive in my time here. It might be the spring. It might be being over AJ. It might be all the fresh produce that is now in season. It might be that I have realized how much my French has improved. Whatever it is, it's going to keep me in amazing spirits for quite some time.

Last night, my friend Trey and I went to this amazing little bar called Le Welsh. It is by far the best bar for beer in Angers... and the best bar for beer that I have ever seen. All the beers are delicious, and range from Gelgian, German, Engilsh, American, and French varieties. It's impossible to go wrong with anything there. And the amount and quality is great for the price. Trey and I played a few games of chess and he told me the story of how he met his wife. Trey is 22, but he has been married for a year now. He and his wife met on a mission trip in Wales when he was 18. The day they met, they spent the afternoon exploring a castle. It makes for a great story. And you really never do know who you'll end up with. It's a wonderful story that's given me hope.

I'm definitely going back to Le Welsh soon.

Today, after class, I rode my bike to the library. It was my first bike ride in a while.. and it was sooooooooo refreshing!!! I need to bike around more often, I've decided. I had a very productive afternoon studying in the library until close. I've found great resources for my sizeable project on Montesquieu. Things are really looking up for me and I'm planning on making sure that everything continues that way. My host parents aren't here this weekend, so me and Manon have the house to ourselves. Not sure what I'm going to do, but it will include more studying.