Getting Acquainted

I have now been in Montpellier for four days, and I am starting to get used to the idea of living here. Yesterday I moved into my apartment with my roommate Jalynn and we are loving it! It turns out we have internet, as well as a washing machine, microwave and dishwasher in addition to your typical stovetop and oven. We've only cooked omelets so far but are looking forward to doing lots of fun cooking! Lots of cheese around here, so I've been packing down the lactaid pills like candy, hoping to stave off all of those lactose-induced stomach-aches. 

 

 Dining Room/Kitchen

Living Room

  Bedroom

Desk in the Bedroom

We're a pretty easy walk from the city center, as well as our program office and we are learning to navigate the tram system, Montpellier's public transportation. I absolutely LOVE the tram. It's fantastic. Today I got my monthly pass, so I can jump on and off whenever I want. There are two lines, so it's pretty simple, and they run right along the street! There are barely any cars in Montpellier (at least in the old part, the center of the city) so all you have to look out for are trams and the stray bike and motorcycle. The trams are super new and sleek-looking little trains. They come every couple of minutes and each stop is only a few minutes away. It will make it so easy to get to school every morning at the university across town.


Now that I have an apartment that I've fully moved into, (yay! no more living out of my huge suitcases!) a cell phone, and a tram pass, I am ready to go. Next step: classes in French. Oofa. I really have no idea how those will be, and even though we start in five days, we don't even know what we're taking yet! I guess the French are a little less organized and much less concerned with everything running perfectly smoothly and promptly. Ahh well, hopefully everything will work out! For now, more exploring of this awesome city (guided tour tomorrow and then a party with our French language partners tomorrow night) and working on speaking French as much as possible!