School's in session

I got my history test back yesterday and earned 13.5. The French grade out of 20 points, and anything above 14 or 15 is considered stellar; the University of Michigan translates 13s as "A-" grades and 14s as "A" grades. So I'm pretty content with my first real test in France.

Our homework for the next class is to list ten streets in Aix and the historical significance of their names, something I did out of curiosity the other week. Perhaps I can just print my blog for homework?

For France en Perspective we also have to write three pages on "the strengths and weaknesses of France." Our professor clarified that "wine and Carla Bruni" and "warfare and work ethic" aren't adequate responses, which I suppose is fair.

Last night for dinner we had rabbit. At the weekend there was apparently a huge sale on meat at the local supermarket, so Mme G bought rabbit, steak, chicken, pork, and more. Personally, I thought the rabbit tasted a lot like chicken.

Friday is the start of our two-week spring break here in Aix. I'm going to Amstedam next weekend, then Grenada, Spain the weekend after. For the final week in the break, I think I'm going to go to Dakar, Senegal. It makes for a pretty eclectic travel schedule that I'd better enjoy, because once I get back, it'll only be a few weeks before my final papers and presentations are due for classes.