Dreaming Drunk French

I've had one week of French, at Alliance Francaise and now I'm dreaming French verbs! Last night hopping into bed slightly drunk I was trying to speak French and then my dreams where of ipod coloured letters swirling around like candles on a cake into the French verbs that I'd been taught in class all week, and then gently disappearing in a flourish of glitter...as the next verb came in.


I usually dream of things when I've been doing them too much, but it's usually of an excel spreadsheet with complicated formulas in grey! I think French verbs are much better, and I can't wait to be able to speak French.

Monday

So it's Monday, and I've had a fantastic day. I've finally joined my new French class with a few people in it and they all seem pretty nice, and I was quite shocked to find that I was the only Brit. Luckily for me there are a couple of American girls so that makes it a bit easier if I don't understand something. Plus my afternoon has been spent looking at gorgeous guys in Speedos, although I think the reality is somewhat different...

Who's got you by the balls?

You wouldn't catch most blokes in the UK in any type of Speedo, and so I've always wondered why people in France and Italy always seem to be sporting the David Hasselhoff look.

My question was answered yesterday, when Dan and I went off to the local pool for a swim and he was refused entry by the lifeguard for his trunks being too long! Funny at first until we realised he was serious, and then even funnier when both Dan and I realised that he would have to go and buy some Speedos (at this point Dan's face began to turn a whiter shade of pale and he decided to watch from the sidelines). It seems that this is a rule for most pools in France and so for poor old Dan he will have to bite the bullet.

So I have decided to make Dan's job of choosing the perfect Speedo's easier by doing some research...Roar

Gis a Job...

If your wondering about moving to Nice or have just arrived below is a list of a few places that might help you settle in. I haven't managed to get round all of them yet, but I'll get there slowly.

1. ANPE based in Valbonne
   
2. APEC based in Nice
   
3. GRETA French for Foreigners
   
4. Adapt in France
   
5. AVF
6. AHPSA
   
   
7. And if you need passport sized photo's you can get them at Nice Trainstation 5euro's for 5

I'm not sure why everything has to begin with an A??


I'll probably add to this list as time goes on.

While since I blogged...

It's a while since I've blogged, and although a lot has happened I haven't really been in the mood. Over the last few weeks, I've sprained my ankle (still not healed), we've had our first guests Catherine and Adam stay and most things in our lovely flat seem to be falling apart, and no before you ask I still haven't found a job! Oh and best of all I have had a photo shortlisted for something called Schmap I'm not really sure what you get if you win but I just like the idea that someones enjoying my photos.


Yet we have made a couple of friends and I have joined a vino-gossip group although I haven't been out for any yet. And believe it or not I am going to head out and meet a woman that I met on a bus! Oh and the best news is that we finally have proper internet.