awesome, ouch, and delicious

Tuesday I finished my bicycle!

isn't she b-e-a-utiful?

Wednesday I fell off my bicycle!

battle wounds

I was on my way to class when a small staircase snuck up on me. After front flipping over my bike and having it land on top of me I didn't think I was hurt much. And I'm not. The cuts on my hands are the worst part. No stitches or anything, just keeping it bandaged for a while. Small scrape on my knee and bumped my chin. Right after I flipped three boys who saw it ran to help, then we were joined by two more people who provided tissues. They took  me to wash my hands and find some temporary bandaids before I went to the health center. I didn't make it to class.

Today I went into town with Mia to go to the bank and to the pharmacy to pick up some bandages we also went to the boulangerie. We decided to treat ourselves to our first, real, French pastries 

mmmmm...

It was a downhill battle, then everything went uphill from there

one of the larger, clearer trails

Today I went on a hike with friend Mia and Rachel. We hadn't really mapped out which mountain we were going to climb, so the day started out (at 7:15!!) as an adventure. When we picked a mountain and found the trail we didn't have any expectation of how long we wanted to hike.
The day was overcast and foggy. When we left our apartments we could hardly see the mountains. The scenery would have been better had it been clearer, but it was still beautiful. The climb up was a mix of tiny paved roads, large clear trails, and super-skinny paths.

breakfast

foggy view (part way up)

There were also things to see close up:

FRENCH SLUGZZ

We walked about 3 hours up and when the trail we were following was almost completely grown over we decided it was time to turn around. Our stomachs agreed. We walked down a bit and found a nice tree in a field to eat lunch under.

Lunch spot view

Now it's time for a bit of homework and SAINTS game!

GO SAINTS!

 Thursday I went on a train tour of Grenoble with two friends,

The train we rode 

Mia and Alex

I can't get over the snowy mountains

I opened a French bank account on Friday! Which just means no crazy ATM fees! woohoo!

Saturday was pretty laid back until the night time when I went a party with a bunch of Spaniards from my hall. The party was hosted by Spanish people as well, so everyone there was at least bilingual and no one was sure which language to speak. 

Even though I stayed out late Saturday night I woke up early Today to go to the marchè (out door market) with Mia. 

Marchè

Seriously awesome. Fresh fruits and veggies, cheese, wine, meats, dairy, everything you could every want. The produce is a lot cheaper here than at the grocery store. It is also convenient it is on Sunday because most everything in France closes on Sundays.

It was a beautiful day, so after we stocked up on fruits and veggies, we enjoyed our baguettes and croissants with tea and coffee

yum yum yuum

Then we did some homework in the sunshine, I cleaned my room, did laundry, cooked a nice dinner, and ended the day with a win from Les Saints!

good weekend.