School

Constantly throughout the day I think to myself, "wow, that would be cool to put in my blog" but then by the time i get to my computer I can no longer remember all the awesome little things that happen. But for now, I'll try...

oo i know! I can tell you my school schedule! Okay, here it goes, hold on tight!

Monday
1. Francais
2. Maths
3. Etude (study)
4. Francais
5. Musique (now changed to francais 3)
Lunch
6. Arts
7. Etude
8. Espagnol

whew, one day down, only four more to go..

Tuesday
1-5 Francais 2 (my special french class with all my exchange buddies)
Lunch
6. Histoire (now changed to francais 3)
7. Geographie (now changed to francais 3)
8. Physique

oh yay, wednesdays next :)

Wednesday
1. Religion
2. Maths
3. Chimie
4. Francais
5. EP (PE)
School ends early!!

two more left..

Thursday
1-5. Francais 2
Lunch
6. Maths
7. Etude
8. Anglais

oh yes its Friday!

Friday
1. Espagnol
2. Arts
3. Biologie
4. Etude
5. Anglais
Lunch
6-8. Arts

yes, I have 4 hours of art on Fridays.

I don't know how in the world I am ever going to memorize this schedule. It would be harder if I didn't have Francais 2, because then I'd have an additional 10 hours of class. Yeah, I definitely love Francais 2.

I guess I could comment on my classes, now, maybe that's interesting to some people.

Francais - I don't have a clue what she lectures about in class. Not one clue. But I do know that I will be giving a presentation in French about the USA and where I come from on May 12. At least I'll be able to speak French by then.

Maths - I actually do understand what he says most of the time, and he is an amazing teacher. He's crazy, but math teacher crazy. Oh and he actually went on the Art class' trip to Paris as a chaperone. That was kinda cool. It is hard to keep up though because I miss 2 of the 4 hours each week because of the Francais 2 course. But right now we're covering -basically what we learned in precalc- (because I don't know how to spell what it's actually called.) :)

Etude - Awesomeness in a box. The sixth years, or seniors, have their own study room that they can go to, instead of the other one that everyone else goes to. It's awesome, and I get to talk to my friends, and learn French. And then, of course, are the few people that actually study during that time.

Musique - I can't say anything about music, because I actually haven't gone to the class yet. Hopefully soon, though.

Arts - Art is interesting because I never know what we're doing. See, the art room is composed of 4 classrooms connected together, and I never know which one we're going to be in. He might be lecturing over history of art the while time, or we might be drawing on our own the whole time, I never know. (aka, talk to people and learn French, or write poems or random stories in order to avoid actually drawing anything. If you've seen my drawings you would understand why.) Oh, and there's a sign in the art room that talks about the 9 planets. I wonder if it's known that there's actually only 8. I still can't get over Pluto not being a planet.

Espagnol - Spanish is great! I love it! I understand everything, because it's Spanish!! Haha, but yeah. Really, the BVW teachers are amazing, and I never realized how amazing until I came here. Here, the foreign language classes are halfway taught in the foreign language, and halfway taught in French. So, in other words, we could be learning more if the teachers spoke in the foreign language the whole time. But, my spanish teachers taught me a lot, and I've learned a lot of French since I've been here, so I actually end up translating from French to Spanish for other people. It makes me feel good. :) The basis of learning new vocabulary is just translating it to French, which obviously does me no good, so that part is hard. I have to look up all the words I don't know on my own. I wish they would try to describe the vocab in Spanish and not just translate it. And actually that's better, because then you connect the word with the thing or action, not just the French equivilant.

Francais 2 - Awesomest class here. I get out of an incredible amount of school, therefore the teachers don't expect me to be able to keep up on the work or anything. It makes life a lot easier. The teachers at the 'special school' are amazing teachers. If you don't know, Francais 2 is a class where they teach French as if you've never had French before. They teach it as a foreign language. It really helps a lot, more than I ever imagined it would. So, back to vocab, we HAVE to explain everything in French, and only French, because people speak all different languages, and French is the 'common language.' Most of the exchange students speak English very well, with Spanish being their native language.

--side note-- After Francais 2 all the exchange students, like 6 or 7 of us, go to a bar and they drink and we all talk and have a good time. Then after a while we go grab lunch, if we don't already have one, before all the school kids come into town. (Notice the differences between 'we' and 'they.') With most of them speaking Spanish as a first language, they speak it with each other, so I get a fair dose of Spanish each week, whether it be in a classroom or not.

Histoire - I have no clue what he talks about. Haha

Geographie - It's pretty boring. I don't understand most of it, but what I do understand is boring.

Physique - It actually reminds me of precalc. I'm actually interested in it. You know, anything with visuals in a world of unknown helps a lot. I've never had physics so I don't know how well I'll actually understand or do anything, but it's fun and interesting.

Religion - It should be banned from the planet. I have no clue what he talks about either, but the teacher is way, way to strict, especially teaching a religion class. I thought religion might be cool, but I was wrong. All I've learned so far is that "there are 2 worlds, a scientific world and a spiritual world."

Chimie - I just don't like chemistry. It's not my thing. Plus, I don't understand anything.

EP - Yeah, I thought PE would stink because I'm used to not having it, but guess what?! I'm taking yoga, and it's awesome. One, it's basically stretching a million different ways, which I think feels incredibily wonderful, and two, there's no running involved or getting all stinky from sweat. :) Definitely a plus.

Anglais - It's okay. It's not my favorite class by any means. It's actually painful to know everything and not having to learn. It's sounds weird, but it's true. I would much rather be in Spanish class. (I really want to take Flemish) And Jessie, if you ever read this, I now know how you feel in Spanish class. It's truely painful. Oh, and my teacher makes me do everything in French instead of English. Strange, but possible very beneficial. On the bright side, though, I absolutely LOVE hearing their accents when they read the English. It's so incredibly adorable beyond explination.

Biologie - Awesomeness. We're learning genetics right now, and I understand everything. I really enjoy learning all the biological terms in French. I don't know why, but it's fasinating. (Thanks Midder B for being a wonderful teacher!)

Whew! Finally finished describing classes.

To finish up my talking about school, I'd like to say that my friends are simply amazing. I love you guys! They're always so helpful and answer any questions I have, they make sure I understand what's important, and keep me included. This couldn't have worked out better. :)

---Monday's edits---
So now, they've changed my schedule and I have a third French course with the fourth years, or sophomores, instead of my history, geography, and music classes. I'm not incredibily depressed about it. I've never been to music, so I don't know what I'm missing, and history and geography are just torture, so I'm beyond excited. Plus, the teacher is super nice and helpful. She's also my Spanish teacher.