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I figured I should post now, as it's been almost a week since my last post. Unfortunately not much has happened, as I've been sick most of the week. I went to school Monday, and stayed home Tuesday, yesterday, and today. However, tomorrow I'm going to school for a couple few reasons:

1. I'm feeling more or less better.
2. There's a rule here that if I miss more than three days of school I need a note from a doctor.
3. To escape my younger host sister, Caroline. She's sick too, and she's been driving me absolutely crazy because I'm around her all day and she loves to get on my nerves.

There's actually a fourth reason, but I'm going to write about that separately. December 22nd is my host sister Marine's birthday, but as that is the start of the Winter vacation, she's going to celebrate it tomorrow. After school five of her girl friends are coming home with her, hanging out, and eating dinner here. Then them, me, and some guys in our class are going bowling in Nimes. Hopefully I don't embarrass myself too bad with the bowling.

I also thought I would write a little more about French school, even if I haven't gone most of the week. When I came here I immediately noticed that the teachers weren't quite as discrete as American teachers when talking about students' grades. For example, my math teacher hands everyone their tests after saying out loud their grade, and, from time to time, what kind of stupid mistakes they made. Now she's a little bit of an extreme, but still I think that aspect of the French school system is quite different, and may be a reason for French students seeming more serious about the studies - in general - than American students. But that also might be because they decide on their career paths much earlier. In Premiere (junior year) they choose a category: "Economics," "Science," or "Literature." Then, in Terminale (senior year) they choose a specification. For example, students in Science choose between Physics/Chemistry, Math, or SVT, which is a mix of biology and geology.

Okay, that's it. I need to go shave, as I haven't needed to look presentable the past few days so I'm a bit scruffy, but I do need to look presentable tomorrow. Take care everyone!