An eventful week indeed!

I'm only halfway through my first week of lectures and I am officially knackered.

The only annoying thing about the university I'm studying at in France is that the necessary buildings are not all in the same location. The main building (SKEMA 1) is at the heart of the campus if you like, and then where all the undergraduate lectures are held in is up on a hill! That's no exaggeration... My friend and I had lectures at the same time on Monday. We were running slightly late (those darn sandwiches) so we decided to take a shortcut. But this wasn't a normal shortcut. Oh, no. Far from it. Both in flip-flops, we literally walked into the surrounding forest and hiked up a hill, tripping over fallen branches, avoiding falling down holes and getting eaten by mosquitoes. I thought I'd left those behind in Latvia! As some of you know, when I do something crazy like this I start laughing hysterically, and I mean hysterically, which slowed me down. Eventually we made it out of the other end relatively safe and sound. Thinking back, I don't think it actually saved us any time but it was definitely an interesting experience. One that I will NEVER do again.

The scene of the crime.

I've found many interesting things walking around Antibes (including random condom machines - sorry kids) but this has to be the strangest so far:

Uh oh...

You don't even need to speak French

to understand what this says!

Curious, my friends and I walked in... and then walked straight back out! We needed something to take our minds off what we saw: a bit of Chinese should do it. We were served by a very friendly Cambodian man, who gave us his best recommendations of what to eat.

All of this for 13 euros!

I've been eating very well since being here. Cooking and eating as a group of friends definitely makes things easier in terms of time and money. Plus, it's great to have company and laughter to take your mind away from assignments. It's only been 4 days! The more lectures I have, the more I'm noticing the differences between English and French schooling systems. I'm so used to just writing essays in England. I'll only have one to write this semester and many exams instead. I'm trying my best to adapt to new ways, honest!

Looking out of my window calms me right down...

Gallons of tea also helps.

My kettle - okay, it's a coffee maker but it does the job!

Sadly, my friends and I aren't going to Spain this weekend. We need to save up for a weekend trip to Paris in October. It's my housemate's birthday on Sunday so we'll find something fun to do... students always do!