sorry i havent been able to get on the computer for a few days. but ill try and remember everything...

Friday:first official say of school. its very north american. with the whole lockers and carrying your books to class. onslow students would die at this school. at the start of each class the teacher takes the role, then someone takes it to the office. about 5 minutes later the little intercom asks if any of those people have arrived yet, and if not then they call your parents...straight away. and you cant have cellphones or mp3 players, they get confiscated for the lesson. so i had a vey stange art class...a great english calss...a french class i didnt really understand(but its interesting they study french not quebecoise. its like a francaphone class...and i can do debating if i feel im not too restricted with the whole language thing, maybe in may)and finished with coop. i only understood that i have 2 extra coop classes at lunch times and i need to give the teacher $5. and thats really all i understood. so far i havent got any friends (which sounds really sad) but i dont mind because im happier hanging out and watching everyone, than trying to fit in with a group of people that are nothing lyk me. that night (just to prove the family like their alcohol) diane made me a pepermint sunday. so when she told me that i was thinking nonalcoholic only to find the pepermint...is pepermint shnapps. its icecream, pepermint, chocolate and real whipped cream.....very good.

Saturday: a day with bernard. and knowing his limited english it was an interesting day. we went to the mall so i could buy a cellphone. which took 3 hours because first of all i had to explain to them that im only here for 1 year and dont want the 3 year plan. or any plan...just pre paid. then they went thru international costs, even tho i already know...just to check that i know its more expensive. bernard was worried because he knows i want the phone to text my peeps in nz. but in the end i got a very nice sony erricson phone which i can listen to french radio on. i dont know my number yet, but if you email me then ill get it to you (when i figure it out). saturday afternoon and evening was good fun. i went to a corn on the cob party at dianes sisters house. she has 4 sisters and 7 brothers. so there were a lot of people. and they all wanted to talk to moi. in english and french. some were very weird (just for you mum...they were lyk one of your sisters) and some were funny and interesting. i was offered alot of alcohol...but i stuck to budweiser and played with the kids...i know thats not a good mix but it was alot of fun and everyone was very drunk. i was quite suprised by these drunk, old, french people. it was....interesting.

and today (sunday) im looking after hugo and simon again, and they found out how ticklish i am. so theyre having alot of fun with that.