Episode 3 - 2 weeks in and still alive

so I finally have wireless (at school any way) so i will take some time to discribe life in france.
location 1: the farm
I am really glad that i decided to get a host family and that they live on a farm. There are 8 people in the house total on a weekday there is the mom, the dad, their daughter Emeiline (12) their adopted son Steven (9) and two foster kids Romain (12) and Camille (18) both of the foster kids are handicapped and have special needs Camille doesn't talk and Romain is very chatty. then to make 8 there is Corrin and I (Corrin is an other Waterloo student) our rooms are above the garage. my room is pretty big, with a bed a desk, a tv, a couple chairs and a big window with a view of the back yard and a Field with cows in it. the mom also has two grown up kids from another marriage we met Anne Claire this weekend and her daughter who is almost two and extremely cute, she calls the dad "Grandpa Mustache" (thereby making the mom "grandma mustache). the farm has cows, and they sell their own milk and cheese, they also have pigs, chi kens, ducks, geese, 3 dogs,(not including the neighbour's dog which is little ugly and brown and called Sushi) and several cats. needless to say it is a very busy place but i like it, i'm sure i will have more stories from there
location 2: school
i dont really like that there are so many of us canadian students together (and therefore all speaking english) most of our classes aren't actually on campus but down town and the international student office we have Medieval Lit. 18th century lit. french history after the french revolution, french thought (philo), and... grammar. in total 10 hours of class a week and Mondays off. we also have the option to volunteer in the local catholic school board as English assistants which i will be doing as well. the actually university is quite large but like most french public buildings seems to be falling apart (hence the horribly peeling ceiling of one of our class rooms) we finally got our student cards the other day so we can go on the Internet and eat at the cafs the food is pretty good so far and cheap at 2€80 per lunch (which is roughly 4.50 CND) includes appetizer, entree, bread, and dessert.
alright i better get going as my battery is almost dead.
talk you you soon
Janna Y