Bonne année (Happy New Year!) Sorry for the blogging silence recently. I could make up some excuses about being busy with the choir and preparing for my family to visit, but mostly I just wasn’t in a blogging “mood.” However, I have returned and have many interesting details to share. I’ll start by filling everyone in on my wonderful weekend in Strasbourg with G and the choir concert. Expect more posts related to the Great Destination Vacation of 2009!
The last weekend before break, I headed off to reconnect with my college friend G in the local metropolis of Strasbourg. Our regions are always linked together as “Alsace-Lorraine,” but Alsace is definitely flashier (and more expensive) than quiet Lorraine. I arrived on Friday night and G was able to find me at the gare thanks to my height. She lives with C, a very charming French pharmacy student who made me feel right at home and also helped me to practice my French. After a lovely dinner and some drinks, we went to a party thrown by one of the other English assistants in Strasbourg. Listening to French music, surrounded by Colombian assistants, and drinking German beer was a fun and multicultural experience.
Le lendemain (the next day), we went to look at a piano for G and yours truly was able to move it. Though I’ve worked with mechanical systems before, they are still slightly confusing to me and I was thankful that the “assembly required” consisted of a few screws. Seeing the look on G’s face when I helped her assemble her new piano was priceless – she was so excited to be able to play music at home again! Then, she played host and led me around to the cathedral and Petite France, a charming section of town with a marché de Noël and quaint shops. I watched her play piano with her local orchestra, which provided a nice example of another musical ensemble besides my own choir. After some coffee and rest back at the house, we headed out for a night with her friend B and other French étudiants (college students) who showed me a great time at their favorite local spots.
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