Day 53-56 - Sorry and Back to School!

Sorry it's been so many days, I've just been lazying around, doing nothing at home for the past three days. Nothing interesting happened during them.. I was sick, so I stayed home for the days neccessary. I was ready to go to school yesterday, but Daniéle said I should stay homw for one more day, just in case. In case of what?! Well, there have been a lot of absences in school this week, I hear. There were 17 people missing in one class and 22 in another! It's crazy. I've never heard anything like it!

So today I finally went back to school and was asked about ten times if I was ok. When Olivier and Antoine walked in, Olivier didn't even realise I was there until Antoine said hi to me, Olivier asked me if I was ok, and why I was back in school! I was astonished. What had I done for him to hate me suddenly? Turns out he just wanted to go home. The school might've been shut down if half the people were at home, sick. Well, sorry Olivier, no-can-do for my part!

I loved being back at school, playing Tarot (after a week of not being able to!) and eating yummy-scrummy food! We had potato(e)s and broccoli. Plus bread and cheese. Plus yoghurt. And a fruit. We also had salad.  I was told I could take extra yoghurt and cheese if I wished to. I politely declined, as I already hat too much on my tray (my oppinion, the French don't agree!). Now, read that list and tell me how the French aren't the fattest nation in Europe (UK)/the world (USA?)! Seriously, I really, truly wonder sometimes. Has to be down to genes.

Today I went to the Spanish class after my school had officially ended. It was pretty boring. They got their tests back and were going over vocabulary. The teacher's name is Lacoste (:D) and his accent, even to me, a non-Spanish speaking person, sounded horrible! He can't pronounce the 'r' for one thing. Plus the lisp doesn't help.. :S He kind of got on my nerves and I'm glad I don't have his classes!

I got home just before seven but not before Daniéle called me to enquire about my whereabouts. I was 20 minsutes form home at that stage.

Tonight we ate fondue (Daniéle and I) with carrots, cauliflower adn bread cubes. One word : DELICIOUS! How I love it! So unhealthy yet so satisfying! Je t'aime, fondue!

Day 50/51/52 - Juggling and I'm Sick Again!

On Friday school started at 10:00 for a change. I was SO glad to have the extra two hours of sleep. Camille drove me to school as she was going the same way anyway. It was so much nicer sitting in a car than waiting for the bus in the freezing cold. Well, it's not freezing but it IS getting cold. I need to buy a hat and gloves soon, I think.

After lunch Antoine V. taught me the basic technique to juggling. It's hard! But a lot of fun. It's kind of awkward when everyone is watching but I tried to ignore everyone. WOrked fine until Olivier came and sat right in fron to of me and stared at me the whole time. I got a some of videos of Antoine and Olivier juggling. They're both good but Antoine is better as he's been practicing for longer. I have to get juggling balls! Juggling is addictive, I tell you.

After school Marie and I were practicing with tennis balls, but it's even more difficult because they bounce off each othere and are hard! Eventually Daniéle joined in, too. She caught on really fast! We were both jealous when we just explained what to do and she pretty much got it! Lucky!

Yesterday we were juggling for hours! I'm getting better.. It's my first time juggling, so Ifind it hard to release teh balls at the right time! Or then they bounce off each other.. If I had juggling balls..! I can do a trich with one ball where you roll it from your palm down and flick your elbow up so the ball bounces and then you catch it. It's pretty easy and I can get it 99% of the time now! I started off with three balls, but I'm also practicing two balls in one hand. It's easier, but not easy, in my oppinion! I will practice every day to get it by Christmas! Then Antoine can teach me some tricks. Hahaa.

Today I woke up and my cough has gotten worse. It startes as little, insignificant coughs every now and then, but now it's a full blown, almost cough-attack kind of cough. My throat isn't sore, but it will be by the end of the day I'm guessing. :S 

For lunch we had cauliflower and potatos with white sauce. It was yummy, but I couldn't eat much as I wasn't very hungry. We had Chocolate Covered Banana Pie for dessert. It was DE-licious! But agan, I had the tiniest slice possible.

My muscles hurt whenever I do anything, like lift a book or type anything on th ekeyboard or even when I breathe or blink something or other hurts. I can't stretch with out getting teary eyed. Plus I have a killer headache, like my head will explode at any minute! I doubt I'm doing sports tomorrow, but I will be going to school because I have no fever.. It's so annoying because I rarely get a fever.. I mean it's good, but I have no real reason to stay home from school.. But I'll manage. I'll take pain killers to school, just in case!

We have three exams next week : Biology, Civics and French.. I'm not looking forward to the Biology, but the other two I think I can somehow handle.. It'll be hard but I will aim for five or abouve on all subjects from now on! I'll be happy with a five as the subjects we have.. Well I'm not very good at any of them. I'm more into languages and Psychology, not scientific subjects!

The other day, I was babysitting 6 year old twins. One of them was telling me how she recently became a vegetarian. I curiously asked her why, since no one else in her family is adverse to eating meat. She calmly and seriously replied, "because, when animals take over the world in the future, I don't want them to eat me." Best reason I've ever heard. MLIA