So, I have been unsuccessful at writing in my blog. But, I am finally making progress! Here is France so far (in a nutshell):
Day 1 (Sunday)- A group of us decided to venture into Antibes, a small town about 10 minutes away from Juan Les Pins (by train). There is a huge port there with lots of expensive yachts and millionaires. We walked through the port, wishing we owned one of the yachts! We then went through the market, which was filled with various products from locals. I loved the market, as it wasn't as "americanized" as everything else!
Trying to be adventurous, we decided we would walk back to JLP (since it's only a 25 minute walk). Failure. We ended up taking the "scenic" route down the coast, which took us over 2 hours! NEVER FOLLOW THE COAST LINE. We later learned we were supposed to stay straight down President Wilson Boulevard. Whooops!
On Monday we started class. Our classroom overlooks the port in JLP and has a gorgeous view. We attend class for about 2-3 hrs a day, and it is pretty enjoyable.
Wednesday- We took a class field trip to Niece and met with the publisher of the Riviera Times. What I learned? Don't start your own newspaper. It sounds awful! But, it was very interesting to hear her speak about her experiences!
Friday- Yesterday a group of us decided to go to Italy for lunch (so crazy we can do that!). So, we took the train into Ventimiglia and had a delicious pizza for lunch and toured the markets. We then took the train to Monaco where we saw the castle. We tried to take a tour, but could never figure out how to get in. Maybe they had the castle closed because the Prince is getting married?? Monaco was gorgeous! We caught a bus and ended up staying on it for 45 minutes (not b/c we wanted to), but we saw the whole city!
Today we are off to Cannes to get our badges for the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. I can't wait! Updates from the festival are coming soon!
Au Revoir from France!
Day 1 (Sunday)- A group of us decided to venture into Antibes, a small town about 10 minutes away from Juan Les Pins (by train). There is a huge port there with lots of expensive yachts and millionaires. We walked through the port, wishing we owned one of the yachts! We then went through the market, which was filled with various products from locals. I loved the market, as it wasn't as "americanized" as everything else!
Trying to be adventurous, we decided we would walk back to JLP (since it's only a 25 minute walk). Failure. We ended up taking the "scenic" route down the coast, which took us over 2 hours! NEVER FOLLOW THE COAST LINE. We later learned we were supposed to stay straight down President Wilson Boulevard. Whooops!
On Monday we started class. Our classroom overlooks the port in JLP and has a gorgeous view. We attend class for about 2-3 hrs a day, and it is pretty enjoyable.
Wednesday- We took a class field trip to Niece and met with the publisher of the Riviera Times. What I learned? Don't start your own newspaper. It sounds awful! But, it was very interesting to hear her speak about her experiences!
Friday- Yesterday a group of us decided to go to Italy for lunch (so crazy we can do that!). So, we took the train into Ventimiglia and had a delicious pizza for lunch and toured the markets. We then took the train to Monaco where we saw the castle. We tried to take a tour, but could never figure out how to get in. Maybe they had the castle closed because the Prince is getting married?? Monaco was gorgeous! We caught a bus and ended up staying on it for 45 minutes (not b/c we wanted to), but we saw the whole city!
Today we are off to Cannes to get our badges for the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. I can't wait! Updates from the festival are coming soon!
Au Revoir from France!
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