Arrivée en Angers

I have arrived in France. After a 9 hour flight and a strange time change, my sleep schedule is quite messed up. I stayed semi-awake for the entire flight, watching episodes of Law and Order and finishing The Sound and the Fury in a delirious state of sleep depravity.

We took a bus from Paris to Angers, about a four-hour drive. I managed to get my first hour of sleep in over 24.  There was a lot of English graffiti along the side of the highway, which makes me wonder if the French have decided that their language doesn’t translate as well into spray-paint letters as ours does.

I forced myself to stay awake until 9 pm, walking around the city and trying to figure out my Internet, but woke up at around 6 am unable to sleep anymore. Through the magic of Skype I had breakfast/dinner with Taylor and Walker. My meal consisted of petits pains au lait with peanut butter on them. I brought my own peanut butter from Austin. Walker and Taylor were eating chicken and macaroni.

It’s about 7:30 am now, and I’m waiting for the sun to rise so I can wander around and try to find some coffee. Some students that have been here for a while are taking us on a walking tour of the city today, mainly showing us how to get to campus. I’ll update again soon when more interesting things have happened.

11 days...

until I fly to Houston and then on to Paris. I found the address of what I think is my apartment building in Angers. If it is correct I am living right on the Maine River and, more importantly, right next to a Subway.