Having a blue day somehow in this wonderful place. Missing you, my friends and family. Skipped going to Grenoble and went to the local Monoprix(nice dollar store) and sprawled out at the park and thought. Nearby is a conservatory where the windows are left open during the day. A classical pianist was playing Chopin beautifully. Has a way of changing your perspective. Looking around the park, families eating, playing together, kids laughing, the same as home but a little different. Funny how that works. Lovers are tucked away kernoodling and families are scooting along to their next event. Just amazing to watch it all. Classes getting increasingly harder which is très scary for me (if you know me at all, i`m already stressing about the end of course test!) The other students are awesome people; caring, loving, intelligent, fun. Can`t say enough nice things. Salsa dancing and Mohitos last night! OMG, was THAT fun! Climbing to the top of a mountain Saturday to see this huge cross that is visible throughout our village. Beautiful reminder of the grace we have. Well, thinking I`m making some good ol` fried chicken for dinner tonight. No oven, no freezer, no ice (in France at all!), and no chlorox for some reason. You know I hve to have my Chlorox....I`ll figure something out. Love to all....