Tomorrow's the big match between France and England! So excited! Anyways, last week. So I started another science class on the Techniques of Molecular Biology. It's pretty good but I spent about ten hours in class just last Thursday and Friday. Otherwise I didn't do too much. I was going to go to London for the weekend, but it was insanely expensive and I have become too cheap to fully profit from being in Europe. I'll be sucking it up at the end of April, though, and going to Greece and maybe Marseilles. We also have a special trip with the program to Mt St Michel this weekend, so I should have lots of photos and stories after that. I will also take lots of photos at the match. Since I didn't go to London, I ended up visiting the Louvre again; and you can probably do that a thousand times without it getting boring. My host mom said in all seriousness that she has probably been there more than a thousand times. On this visit I spent most of my time in the Egyptian Antiquities section. Here's a mummy:
And as you might remember, the organs of mummified people were extracted from their bodies and placed in little jars. Here are some organ jars:
Today I had a check-up with a French doctor because I need a medical certificate to do Taekwondo out here. What was really surprising is how many questions about food there were. How long do you spend eating breakfast? Lunch? Dinner? How many sandwiches do you eat a week? Do you snack? And tons of others. I think it's probably because obesity is on the rise here. Also, Kyle asked me about what's really surprised me here, and after some reflection, I can think of two things: 1. So many people smoke here compared to in the states, including a good deal of kids in middle school. I read something in the news today that said that 1 in 3 17-year-olds smokes daily. It's actually down about 10% from five years ago. 2.Students are unbelievably rude here. They will talk throughout the class and the professors rarely say anything. That's it. Till next week!
And as you might remember, the organs of mummified people were extracted from their bodies and placed in little jars. Here are some organ jars:
Today I had a check-up with a French doctor because I need a medical certificate to do Taekwondo out here. What was really surprising is how many questions about food there were. How long do you spend eating breakfast? Lunch? Dinner? How many sandwiches do you eat a week? Do you snack? And tons of others. I think it's probably because obesity is on the rise here. Also, Kyle asked me about what's really surprised me here, and after some reflection, I can think of two things: 1. So many people smoke here compared to in the states, including a good deal of kids in middle school. I read something in the news today that said that 1 in 3 17-year-olds smokes daily. It's actually down about 10% from five years ago. 2.Students are unbelievably rude here. They will talk throughout the class and the professors rarely say anything. That's it. Till next week!
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Those comments about students sound like what I saw in Israel, especially with the kids being rude. In that case, I heard that they figure the army will straighten them out, and so they dont discipline. Hmm... I wonder what France's excuse is, cause it certainly isnt that!
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