Haha so I got told for having an English blog (*ahem* Laurinda *ahem* =P), but you know what? Anglos want to "garder son langue" too! Day 3, and I've already lost count of how many times I've been told that "les Quebecois veulent garder le langue et le culture français du Quebec" – and I haven't even started school yet!
It rained so hard today that the raindrops bounced a foot off of the pavement before settling onto the ground, but that's ok, it can rain itself out today – my landlady informs me that it'll be a beautiful sunny day tomorrow! Is it possible that I can break out the shorts once again? I hope so!!
Did a little bit of exploring today – went to the mall to pick up a few things and then took the bus to Old Quebec. Old Quebec was beautiful even in the pouring rain – I found all the little restaurants that I went to when I was here the winter before last, but they were all too crowded for me to revisit. The rain drove a lot of people indoors, but not this Vancouverite! I tried to get a look at the St Lawrence, but couldn't see much because it was too cloudy and rainy – I'll definitely go back when it's sunny so I can get some good pictures. J I swiped a guidebook from the Tourist Center in Old Quebec, haven't had a chance to flip through it yet, but the stuff in there should keep me pretty occupied. Quebec is having its 400th anniversary celebration this year, plus there's a summer festival coming up, so there are sure to be tons of activities during the weekends. I've just been informed that we're going to be able to see Circ du Soleil FOR FREE!! The home stay couple is apparently going to be taking us there. They also said that the French school has something organized every weekend – mini- field trips – can't wait!
The other immersion student arrived today – she's from Barrie, Ontario – It'd be nice to have another person in the house =) Apparently she has 2 Masters from the States, in public relations and international relations, she's 23, good that there's someone my age in the house J .
Exciting news – I cooked microwave rice for the very first time today. The Chinese in me can't help but cringe a little at the idea of microwave rice, but the me that just came out of the rain was definitely looking forward to a hot meal of any kind. The rice actually turned out surprisingly well, though next time, I think I'll put only 2 cups of water instead of the 2 ¼ cup it asked for... there was tons of water left in the bowl that I put it in, it took a good 15 mins of sitting (instead of the 5 min indicated by the package) to get the rice to completely absorb the water. But like I said, it wasn't half bad. If any of you out there wants to give Uncle Ben's microwave rice a try, the garden vegetable one isn't bad.
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