Bonjour from Montpellier. After only a night out in paris and only a few hours of sleep I found myself on the TGV headed south towards the Med. With backpack in tow-- much lighter thanks to J and P taking some heavier items back to the midwest-- I arrived safely, finding this part of france much much warmer than Paris. After getting a bit lost in the maze of the old city streets, I found myself in Le Place de La Comidie, the center of town, where I happened to stumble across a 350 action. Go bill Go!! check out www.350.org if you dont know it. Feeling the heat, I finally took off the sweatshirt and jacket that I'd been wearing non-stop for the past 2 weeks, and let the southern sun touch my skin while surrounded by climate activists. la vie est belle. After aquiring a map-- a very useful tool in this place, I made my way to the apartment of yet another MHC friend. What a wonderful network we have. As soon as I sat down it seemed, we were headed out again. This time en voiture to the beach. We spent a few hours lounging on the golden sand of the méditerranéen sea. It was beautiful.
Since then, I've started my french classes and moved into my petit studio apartment. I've been eating lots of fresh fruit, and making friends with kids from all over the world. Last night at the pub after school our group consisted of two australians, two english, a german, a canadian, a dominican, and me. nationalism flared, but was mutually appreciated by all.
Currently trying to plan my weekend. thinking of renting a velomagg-- the public bicycle, and riding the 10 miles to the beach again.
Thinking of you all
A
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