Rennes

So...it's been a while. But I guess that means I have a lot to say.

Rennes is a pretty sweet city.  It still has houses from the Middle Ages, although most aren't as there have been several fires in the past.  There is this awesome Renaissance-type park like 10 or 15 minutes from my house that I walk through to get to the place where we are having our two week intensive thing.  I just found out today that it has this rather large botanical garden area.  It is set up in rings and the last one was roses, and I am pretty sure there wasn't a repeat rose in the whole ring.  There was also a bird cage area for some reason.  The center of town is no more than a thirty minute walk from my house, which is great cause that means I can walk most places that I would want to go to here with exception to the university. I actually took a long walk by myself today.  It was super nice, a strong breeze, perfect temperature...

Moving right along.  Classes are at this place called the Franco- German Institute (only in French).  They last from 9-12 and then from 1:15-2:15.  The afternoon is a culture course.  We eat at a RU, or Restaurant Universitaire, where the food is pretty good.  Usually.  Once upon a Wednesday, I was standing in line with my two sides and roll waiting to get my main dish.  I decided to order this bratwurst-looking thing as I figured it would be tasty.  Well, I was wrong. Very, very wrong. In place of the delicious taste of the bratwurst, there was the terrible taste and texture of sheep intestines. Oh yes. Sheep intestines. I ate one bite and was done. But on the bright side, I still had a roll and cheese to eat.  Throughout the meal I kept smelling something funny, and it wasn't until we were about to leave that I realized it was my sausage-thing.

My host parents have some onomatopoeia toilet paper. Also some that says how to say woof woof in like thirty languages.