Special note to my parents (and Dara)

Note to the parents:

[I hope you read this!

I am currently still at my friend Corli's house in Marignane and I don't know if I'll get a ride back to Vitrolles until later tonight, so don't call the house! I'll try calling you here when and if I get the chance.] (I can't get into e-mail, only blog because french internet is really really weird! and the WiFi says it's still loading this page! I'm screwed!)

Now for a regular post:

Yesterday was November 11th, Rememberance Day in Canada and Peggy's birthday. Happy birthday to you Peggy if you're reading this.

I wore my poppy, but I don't think anyone picked up on it because according to my landlady, Francine, the people in the South of France don't know anything. :P She's actually from way up north from Strasbourg in Alsace, but at the same time she is proud of living in Vitrolles, so I think maybe she is allowed to make fun of them a little bit.

Anyhoo, I missed watching all the ceremonies going on in a gray and cold Ottawa. But November 11th is also "ferriers" in France for the "armistice". Except that I missed any ceremonies on that part too. (I was tutoring some kid math from 10am to 12pm). But Corli plays in an orchestra and they met in the town square of Marignane and the mayor was there and they had some ceremonies so I think that must have been pretty interesting. Corli says that I would've been bored though, and that the most notable part was when some little boy was having trouble pronouncing out the French names 'Joseph blablahblah" and another girl would follow by saying "Mort pour la France!"

Anyhoo, so after tutoring, I hurried out to the busstop to go and meet Corli for lunch in Marignane, but of course being "ferriers" there were no busses, so I was screwed. (Oh and busses do not run on Sunday either, so I can't get around anywhere really). But Corli managed to get a ride with someone eventually and thus I came to be in Marginane, which is only 6 or maybe 7 kilometres away from Vitrolles, but I don't think I could walk it because I'd get killed on the motorway or something (and normally still takes like 30 mins by bus because it makes so many stops).

Anyway, hopefully, I'll spend this morning making more notes about all the pictures I put up and there will be something to read soon. But hopefully I can get onto e-mail soon and e-mail my parents that note because I don't know how often they check my blog for new stuff that I put up. See even if I did put a line through Francine's house to get internet access, I would have these problems! And Corli's laptop is better than mine AND she has wireless, but there are still problems!

Ah well, hope everyone is doing well! Drop me a message sometime and let me know how you all are doing! I miss all messages from home! Even news about weird peoples' study habits in Koerner library!

Love Amanda