La Semaine Commence

The week begins! 

Ok I just wrote a very long blog to describe the past 2 days [monday + tuesday] but then I accidentally delated the whole thing. AH! so I haven't the energy to write it all again. I'll summarize and use photos to help. hehe. 

This is one of the beautiful windows we have in our stairwell leading up to my room. It overlooks lovely gardens in neighbor's back yards! Monday was a day of exploration. In between our class orientations, I spent a lot of time walking around and seeing the city. 

I went to the cathedral right next to our place and saw the beautiful organ inside. Oh I hope I get to play it! Then I decided I would go check out the conservatory where I will hopefully be having some classes. I didn't know what to expect and boy was I surprised! I turned the corner and came to a huge beautiful building! 

with my mouth agape, I began to explore the whole building on my own. It was beautiful! Bright orange walls in the foyer!

And a beautiful blue room that was connected to another room with a stage- it was like a bunch of secret ancient rooms! 

Afterwards I headed to a park I had found the day before- its called Parc Jourden which made me smile.I spent an hour or so just reading and watching all of the happy people and doggies in the park. it was a beautiful afternoon.

After dinner I randomly decided I wanted to go out with friends haha. Yes, it was monday night, but I just felt like having some fun. So we popped open some wine and then headed out to see what was open. Pretty much nothing haha. But then we found an icecream shop! We were thrilled! We each had a scoop of icecream and a lot of laughs and it was a great monday night! haha

Today included more orientation where we got to choose our classes and decide our schedule. I still don't really know mine though because we haven't heard back from the director of the conservatory. gr! 

This morning, however, we spent a bit of time at this fabulous market that opens in aix 3x a week. Great flowers and fresh food! 

I'll include here some more photos of my apartment. Here's my room: 

My lovely roommate, Lindsay! 

Our hall way/guest bed haha. [couch]

Our french housemate, Fanny! 

And the kitchen. Its all quite lovely and we're having a great time!