Thursday, September 16, 2010

Wednesday 15 Sept - Clermont-Ferrand

In the morning I took the bus to a hypermarche just 10 minutes away - E. Leclerc.   I needed a surge protector and some electrical tape.  I came away with much more than that, but found everything I needed in one place.  

When I returned home, I repaired the cord to my larger laptop, then ate lunch and headed to school.  On Wednesday afternoons I take an Intercultural awareness class.  It is several weeks of lecture and discussion, then small group work on a presentation where the group presents either their national culture  or compares two cultures.  I will not be in class the last week for the presentation, so I will work with two other students and they will present for the group.  I think I am fortunate.  There is a student from Equador who has lived in the U.S. for 10 years, and he suggested we work on the U.S., but as I am an "extra", he and a student from Morocco will compare the cultures of Equador and Morocco and I will help plan the presentation, but they will present it. 

We had the last 20 minutes of class to work together, but our group decided to stay for a while and talk longer.  We started by brainstorming, just making a list of things that the two representatives of the countries think may be important.  At 5 pm another class arrives and we feel that we are making progress.  We agree to meet again on Friday afternoon after our French class.

At home this evening, we add a can of white beans to the left over couscous stew, add bread and fruit and have another great meal. 

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