07.31.08
Day 25
1 more weekend (because next weekend doesn’t count.
4 more school days (apparently there’s no classes next Thursday and Friday)
4 more tests (I think. Definitely one tomorrow OMD. That’s «Oh Mon Dieu» by the way)
8 more days ( Saturday doesn’t count because I’m leaving so early)
I am totally gonna miss the people here, as well as the campus. The fear of being kicked out and the constant French, not so much. To everyone at home, I apologize in advance for my Franglais (where you stick random French words in your English sentences without realising it). It’s gonna happen, but this way you can pick up a little French too lol.
AH so many good times. This place would have been way cooler in English, I have to admit. But laughing at the bad grammer is okay. And the stealthyness of Jill.
07.30.08
Day 24
My foot feels a lot better today. I think it was just tender yesterday from the scraping.
Yesterday for our Atelier we walked to the beach (the same beach as Sunday’s incident). Which was ten minutes away. And I had to wear my hot shoes (aka Converse) because I didn’t want any sand in my wound. Anyway I was really mad at the time because my foot hurt like hell, but I’m over it now.
Today for our Atelier we went to a lake. I went canoing and it was lots of fun.
Only 9 more days!!! 5 more classes!
It’s been fun but it’s time for me to come home, make a little money and move to Edmonton. I hope it’s a little colder at home (at least in the house) because it is CRAZY hot in my dorm room. It sucks. Really truly does.
Sorry for the short post, but nothing has happened since yesterday, except that Jill attempted to eat my face and another boy got expelled.
07.29.08
Day 22 & 23
OK, so this will also be known as the “foot post”.
On Sunday I went to the beach with some friends and went swimming. I cut my feet on the barnacles while I was in the water. Then I walked back to my towel (on the sand, obviously). And I got sand in my feet. When I got back to the school I found a first aid kit and got some sand but not all out of the cuts, and bandaged it up. On Monday (Yesterday) it hurt even worse and I could barely walk.
I found a prof who in turn found someone to drive me to the doctor. After waiting for a half an hour for her to show up, I was driven to Weymouth. The doctor cleaned my foot up, scraped the sand out with some Tweezers (or other sharp metal object) and bandaged me up. I have to take my antibiotics 4 times a day. 1 hour before or 3 hours after eating, for 7 days. I can’t get my foot wet for two days. I can’t walk barefoot on the sand for 10 days (but by the time that’s up I’ll be home).
So that’s the story. It was insanely difficult to shower with one leg today while the other (my right leg) was hanging out of the bathtub.
I’m glad this didn’t happen at the beginning of the week or I would have been freaking out and wanting to come home (or at least even more than I was then)
Today has been a little difficult. There’s a lot of stairs here and the elevators are broken most of the time. I need to wash clothes but don’t want to walk to the bank to get change (I’m gonna ask Jill to come with me, just in case). I feel like such a baby, but I’m glad mom made me go to the doctor or else it would’ve gotten way worse. I’m trying to be independent and not have people help me. There’s not much they can do besides carry me, and that’s a little much.
I’m glad me foot will be a little better by the time I’m back in P’tit Bois. Although, I might lie a little bit so I can go with Nicole again 
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10 days and I’m home.
14 days and I’m 18.
Holy crap
07.27.08
Day 21 (AKA WEEK 4)
And so we begin week 4. Two weeks ’til home time people!!
I had an AWESOME time at Casino Night. It was so much fun, and hilarious. I was losing hardcore and then some man dumped all his chips into my cup. Unfortunately it wasn’t real money (actually that’s probably a good thing) and you used the money you accumulated to buy stuff at an auction. I only had 600$ and wasn’t really into sticking around to auction (because my numbers suck in French. i can only count to 30. Which is good, considering I could only count to 13 three weeks ago). So I stuck my money in Neha’s cup and Michaela, Jill and I went to the Castelet for pizza and giant cookies, then to the computer lab. (Cookie side note: the thing was bigger than my face. Honest to God, it was huge. And I ate it ALL.)
Today I woke up at 11 and slowly got ready for my day. Then Michaela and Jill showed up and invited me to the beach. In order to fulfill my dream of swimming in every ocean (well maybe not the Arctic) I went along. It was tons of fun, splashing in the frigid water. And stepping on the barnacles and tearing my feet to shreds. Then salt water and sand got into my feet (which look like they were attacked by a cheese grater) and the 10 minute walk back to school really sucked. But I found a First Aid kit and cleaned myself up. It’s weird, using my First Aid skills on myself. Like most lifeguards you never think you’re gonna need that for you.
Then Jill & Michaela & I walked (so much walking today OMG) to the lil Ice Cream place across the street. Jill went to do laundry after and Michaela and I walked around the festival being held on the grounds. It made me excited for this fall – I now plan on coming down to Bently in September to meet Mom and Auntie Val for the annual Farmers Market. I LOVE Farmers Markets!!!
Tonight is the Night of Terror walk in P’tit Bois. I was going to go, but now with a bum foot I am going to have a movie night with M&J.
Tomorrow is the second last Monday here!
07.26.08
Day 20
Two weeks from now I’ll be at home!
Today we went to Port Royal and Grand-Pré. Port Royal was a trading post or the harbour where Champlain landed (the tour guide spoke in French, so I basically jsut stood there. I had no idea what was going on).
Then we went to Grand-Pré. Grand-Pré was so interesting. I felt really bad because I didn’t know anything about The Great Upheaval. It’s not included in the school curriculum, so it feels like only Acadia’s know about what happened. (To find out more, Google “The Great Upheaval”). It opened a whole big can of worms in my mind about the government (mainly Saskatchewan, but my friend from BC hadn’t been taught about it either) and what they teach us. It was really a shame. Canada’s history isn’t as squeaky clean as they teach us in school.
I had lots of fun at Halloween last night, but I didn’t stay ling because a) I had to get up early because the bus left for Port Royal at 8am and b) my dress was a little small (but looked great) and it was difficult to breathe in. Which isn’t the best thing for dancing. So I went to bed, and slept on the bus both there and back. Tonight is Casino night, and I am going to go and stay for the whole time, damn it!! I haven’t done that yet. So I’m not going to have another nap beforehand or I’ll never get to sleep tonight.
07.25.08
Day 19 (Halloween)
Yesterday was so hot and humid!!! I’m not used to that so it really sucked. I was very sticky and sweaty all day. Yesterday for our Atiliers Nicole took us to a river to go swimming. It was so nice! The water was the perfect temperature and everything. Nicole is really fun for workshops. I wish I had her the first week so I could have her again the last week. Alas, my first week was P’tit Bois, which is French for “little woods” and “slave labour”. Nicole told us to bring our dictionaries today, but I have no idea what we’re doing. I’m excited though! I don’t think it’s going to be boring, whatever it is.
In school news, I am one step closer to registering for classes. I’m waiting for the school to release the hold on my account, and then I’m done!! The first semester I only have one 8am class, and nothing at all on Fridays
So…. yeah, NS is pretty good. Tonight is Halloween. Today at the Session d’Information, two people pretended to be on a date in some haunted area. Then all the animateurs busted in dressed as Zombies. Zach bailed out and left his “girlfriend” to be eaten. They ate her brains and then I could hear some soft, familiar music in the background – THRILLER!!!! It was so frickin’ hilarious, and I totally called it too.
Tonight my costume is going to be a (possibly dead) little Goth girl. Pretty sweet stuff. AND I GET CANDY!!!!!!!
I am excited.
07.24.08
Day 17 & 18
I didn’t update yesterday because we were at this restored Acadien village from 1pm until 7pm, and then a concert from 7pm to 9pm. It took 2 hours to get to the village. Thank God Jill and I had got to the buses early. We were on the University bus (with air conditioning) while most of the rest of our friends were on chartered school buses (no air conditioning ha ha!) The village was very cool. I took 126 pictures and posted some at dorpshots.com/lauriemarie. The concert was ok but I was really really tired, so I didn’t really enjoy it.
Today is so freaking humid and hot. I am drenched in sweat all the frigging time. (I am also wearing jeans and a black t-shirt, so that might be the reason….). Today is already Thursday – the week’s almost over!!!!!! Holy merde! Tonight there is another Cafe Theatre, but with students instead of staff. I’m pumped.
Tomorrow is Halloween! Trick ‘r’ Treating!!! I’m very excited, seeing as I haven’t gone trick r treating in 7 or 8 years (Merde I am old).
I don’t know if the Sleepover will be tomorrow or samedi soir. I will check with mes amis.
Notice all the French thrown in there??? I’m starting to think in French!
People back home, prepared to be confused.
Write me letters 
or emails at least
Love Laurie
07.22.08
Day 16
Almost halfway there!! The time has gone by so fast, and that was the hard part. The easier part is gonna fly!
Today is….uh….a lazy day. I have my workshop (with Nicole YAY!) at two, and then nothing pressing to do until…………. well, tomorrow. But tonight there’s a French “The Price Is Right” in the theater and I could always go swimming at 4. Actually, swimming would be an awesome idea if I had anyone to go with. Jill doesn’t have a bathing suit (silly girl). I might just go it alone and lane swim, now that I’ve found my goggles.
Um….. I am learning tons and tons of French. Sometimes I forget words and I know my grammar is horrible. I still hand gesture a lot too but seeing as I didn’t know a single word of French when I came here 17 days ago, I’m doing pretty good.
In other news, there’s been one person expelled from the programme! I’m just glad it’s not me.
07.21.08
Day 15, je pense
WEEEE!!!!!!!!!! Week 3 has thus commenced!!!
I’m beginning to see how much I’m going to miss this place. The people (Jill, Neha, Kristen, Holly, Micheala etc etc), and the scenery (Trees + Ocean + Rain = YAY!!!). Not so much the distance, the inaccessableness of the shops (I need to find someway to get to a pharmacy or I’ll be stuck wearing my glasses for 3 weeks) and the food (which I thought was good at first, but gets worse as the days go on. Which is good).
EXCITING PLANS FOR THIS WEEKEND!!!!!!!
Party in Bozo 3 for all my Debutanté Une amis!!!!!! Today I bought some groceries (the usual sleepover stuff, like cookies and milk and chips) for Friday bight. I have no idea where we’re all gonna sleep (we might have to rethink our kitchen idea) or what we’re gonna sleep on, but it doesn’t matter. It’s gonna be wicked.
Okay, I have a residence meeting in 10 mintues so I better get my move on.
PS Coffee + Laurie = Hyperness and Exclamation points!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PPS Word math is fun.
PPSS I sound like some weird Kosior-Loken Hybrid.
07.20.08
Day 14
Today marks two weeks since I left home!
I did nothing of importance today. Ate, did some homework, played cards with Jill, and bummed around on my computer. Your basic Sunday. There’s a movie tonight (Cleopatra) and I think Jill wants to go so I’m gonna go. It sounds kinda cool, even if it is French.
3 weeks from today I’ll be settling in back home. Which means sleep sleep SLEEP!
