It's Okaaaay!

Pardon the absence last night, I went out with a buncha friends and by the time I made it home, I wasn't in the mood to write, so I hit the hay.

Yesterday was extraordinarily organized. I got my tram pass, signed up for sports (salsa dancing, rock and roll dancing, gym tonic) and tried to get my credit card working. My phone works now, so I can text (and pay through the nose) in my awful french (and we are talking ABBR. FR.).

Sight of the day yesterday: Couple making out on the tram. I'm actually okay with that, but when they started spitting and blowing on each other's faces, it got a little weird. Funky courtship rituals they have here.

I made a new friend who drops F bombs like the french say Putain (youtube "Learn French In One Word") and learned his english from Hollywood. "Say hello to my little friend" and "asta la vista baybay!"

Me: Bonjour, ca va?
Friend: Wha?
Me: Do you speak any French?
Friend: F*** no!

He also was really confused about the lack of English signposting. "How the hell is anyone supposed to read shit around here?"

How indeed.

Had a funny episode the night before where I dropped a cup in the sink during dinner and shouted "It's okaaaay!" To the general amusement of everyone. Now whenever someone klutzy (yours truly) does something stupid, there's a chorus of "it's okaaaaaay!!!"

Had my first class this morning, was the guinea pig for the "get to know you in ten words game." I think I'm going to really like it here. My family is very welcoming and homey, my friends are crazy (cool) and school seems managable. The Nantes public transit makes most things possible.

I may just move here.