Twist and shout!

One of my classes knew it was my birthday on Thursday, so they sang for me a little bit, helping to make the day special even though I'm far from home! That night, there was a student in my hallway celebrating his 21st birthday. We got together in his dorm with five or six of his friends for a little celebration. It was quite nice to have people to be with! To really celebrate my birthday (that is, with English speakers), I caught a ride to Bordeaux where I stayed one night with Laurent's family and one night in Bordeaux center with the assistants. During the day, I went shopping where I aquired two pairs of boots and a free 'string.' I couldn't quite understand what this free string was supposed to be until the merchant pointed to a huge bin of thong underwear and told me that I could have a pair. French men are so sweet! That night several assistants and I stayed up playing games - twister and cards mostly. The twister board was makeshift out of telephone book pages folded into different shapes. You've got to give us points for creativity! There are some grand pictures that I will have to borrow from Facebook as I have lost my camera. Oops, I think it's maybe in Lyon...