After over 24 hours of traveling, I finally arrived in Dijon, France yesterday to begin my semester abroad. Aside from the misery of the long journey here, I am so excited to be in France. Dijon is so beautiful and quaint, and I cannot wait to do some more exploring.
We're staying at a hotel for now until we move into our homestays in about a week. It's very centrally located, right near the Palais des Ducs, which makes up for the fact that it's so small. There are three of us in a room with a full and a twin bed, and there's no shower, just a bathtub with a handheld shower head and no curtain. After our first attempts at showering, we created a small flood in the bathroom...oops. Thankfully, they have WiFi here. It's amazing how an internet connection can be comforting in a period of adjustment.
Last night we went out to dinner as a group at a restaurant right by our hotel and right across from the Palais des Ducs in the Place de la Libération. My dinner included salad, bread, cheese, and wine, some of the driving forces behind me choosing France over any other study abroad locales. So, it was basically the perfect introduction to being in Dijon for the next four months.
Today we met for lunch as a group with our professor, Madame McNelly, and had a guided walking tour of Dijon afterward. Class starts Tuesday, so tomorrow will be spent taking care of business like school supplies and phones, since everyone is feeling weird without our phones plastered to our hands. We're all starting to plan out our travels for the semester too. Lady Gaga's European tour? The Harry Potter premiere in London? The possibilities are endless, and four months just does not seem like enough time!
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