mcdonalds, mcdonalds, kentucky fried chicken, and a pizza hut

as you may have guessed by the title, we are running into A LOT of american culture. there is american music everywhere, and i've seen at least 10 guys with g-unit shirts on. haha. i think that all the girls i run around with are dressing very "french" but somehow we still stick out as american. one of the reasons is make-up. NO ONE here wears make-up, even though there is a huge sephora down the street (which i will be frequenting).

caen is so much fun, because there are a million little shops and restaurants, and i've never lived in a town this big. maybe it's not that big, but there are a lot streets just packed with shops, etc. you could spend days window shopping. i get my stipend from the university tomorrow and i wouldn't be surprised if i quite eating entirely just so i can buy more clothes and shoes :)

we semi-registered today. when we registered, they asked us for our father's occupation because he is the "chief of the household". we all thought this was a bit old-school.

i met 2 girls from A&M today that are really cool, and the three of us from baylor are hanging out with a girl from kentucky a lot. maybe we'll meet french people when classes actually start. . .which isn't for another week. i never realized how uptight i was until i came here where no one is uptight about anything. classes simply start when orientation is over. there are no specific dates, and it's like no one works here. people are constantly at cafes and walking around town. i plan on taking more pictures, but here are a couple of my room. since i'm living all alone this semester, i'm trying to implement a lifestyle change. i really want to work on keeping things tidy (we'll see how long that lasts)

SOMEONE comment on my posts or i will feel sad.

oooohhhh. . .forgot to mention that part of orientation is a cocktail party on a boat that sets out from the port in caen (which is gorgeous). there is also an all-night party at the port on sat/sun. should be amazing.