Although I was welcomed by rain, my first day in Nice was?”nice”… I’ll just leave that there. It hasn’t truly hit me that I have been?living in this beautiful coastal city for over a?week. Since starting class last week, I have become quite the local. Learning the well connected bus system, visiting the local grocery store and taking some amazing pictures.
I’ve also learned some hard lessons. The french love their language, and it took me a few confrontations to understand that speaking english in public is not recommended. I have been called out and scowled at for speaking english with my friends from my program, being told that I, “don’t even try to speak french” and numerous eye-rolls and looks of disgust. My recommendation for dealing with this is to speak low, almost whisper, and to be very respectful when you get these reactions. It’s not fun, but swallow your pride and apologize in french, it will get you a long way!
My touristy time has been spent in three different countries, France, Monaco and Italy. I have captured some beautiful photos on my trip, and weekend trips. I’ll leave a few here…
One more week to go, and it’s over! Not looking forward to leaving my new international friends. I’ve been blessed with a great group of new friends!
Bye for now.