11.21am Carrefour vodka is a killer

Bonjourrrrrrr, I'm not feeling SO fresh this morning, but I have tea and a tea cake so all should be groovy in 10 minutes. The house party was really fun yesterday but it was quite far away! We had to get the metro (9 stops) to Bois Blanc then it was like a 5 minute walk to their house. Which I must say is pretty cool, it's really tall with two lots of stairs, and generally looks like ikea has thrown up in there, which is kind of has...as they did a massive trip there the other day. Before leaving I got talking to Seth, this American guy, so I invited him and his German housemate Jutta, and they were hilarious! She had a comedy German/Irish accent as she'd spent time there and it took us like an hour to work out. We obviously knew she was German but that extra accent twang thing was so confusing! Anywayyy they are comedy and I think we're meeting them for a film laaater.
Today: for 40 minutes I'm going to try and recover and piece my mentally scattered brain together, then go out t lunch with Sophie at the nice Moulin d'or place thennnn we're going to buy French vogue and go the free zoo which is by her house!! Then a film later!
It's so sunny and beautiful so we must spend the day outside!! (slightly wishing it would rain as I love France in the rain...I DID NOT JUST SAY THAT)
bisoux...a plus xxxxx

00.41am

Just got back from Erin's house party, was a lot of fun, but drank way too much vodka, lemon syrup and lemonade....not on it's own...like together...baguette
erughhh spinNING
i love lille

4 days later...

I have:
accommodation in the center of lille
a french bank account
a french phone
a baguette

how have I even managed to sort my life out and create a French one in 3 days?!!!

THIS POST CAN'T BE LONG...INTERNET IS TEMPORAL

THE YEAR ABROAD BEGINS

26^th September 16.43pm

So when I decided to do a French degree, I realised that during the third year it was expected that you went to France. Am I the only one that didn’t realise that that time would present itself and we’d actually have to leave? Crazy shit, I know.

I am currently sitting in the kitchen of the lycee’s accommodation, drinking a cup of tea in my amazing union jack mug, eating and cup cake and watching Grey’s Anatomy in French. Pas mal, je pense. The accommodation isn’t so bad, it’s just in Roubaix, which is kind of a shit hole, well it’s not a shit hole, there is just nothing here! It’s not in the centre of town and it’s not a picturesque old French village like ‘Vieux Lille’ is. Hmmmm. I have applied to two professional housing accommodations, which are honestly the easiest option. Even though I would love to rent somewhere with other it’s quite complicated, at these professional housing places it’s secure and they basically help you with a lot (rent/APL (rent subsidy)). I applied to one by the main station (in the center of town) and on Friday one in old Lille which looks really nice, so I’ll be having a look at it tomorrow. Sophie applied there last last Friday and they offered her a room last Friday so I’m hoping that I get accepted. Moving all my stuff will be slightly traumatising but hey, it’ll be worth it, it’s kind of lonely here!

There are two assistants living in the free accommodation with me, Isra, a Spanish bloke who is nice (I’ve been talking to him on facebook…his English is amazing hhahaha so we’ll be best friends)...and I have yet to meet the Arab assistant, who is living here at the moment, but he hasn’t come back yet…or he’s asleep in his room…

ANYWAY, sorting out my bank account and my travel card tomorrow which will be a relief to do and get out of the way, then hopefully meeting Sophie and Hannah in Lille. I REALLY WANT TO GO TO THE CINEMA!!

Grand bisoux, I MISS EVERYONE xxxx