Today, the last day of classes, was actually really fun, but I’m mostly speaking for myself. I had English classes all day today so obviously I was excited to speak the language that I know the best. It was the first time all trip I was actually encouraged to speak English and it felt great. Today was also the first time I went off campus for lunch and Vale took me to some sort of hamburger place. After eating a cheese burger from there I can confirm that America has the best burgers in the world, no comparison… But it was still kind of good. After lunch all the Americans just waited, by either sitting on window sills or playing basketball, until it was time to get our daily exercise of trying to keep up with Madame Jones. If you’re trying to keep up with Madame jones on one of our many walks around the city, understand that your walking speed must be amped up to that of a brisk jog. We separated into 2 groups, I’m assuming to get through everything faster and to not waste time. First my group visited Cathedral Gatien which was named after a bishop. Some fun facts about the cathedral: it is asymmetrical, some of the statues are missing because of the French Revolution and the stained glass of the inside was used for people who couldn’t read, young or old. Next we traded places with the other group, hopping on a boat that took us up and down Le Loire, the longest river in France. Now some fun, and one not so fun, facts about the river: as stated before, it is the longest in France, the Vikings used this river, and the water is so polluted typically no one swims there. It was a very fun, informative and (if you were in Madame Jones group) very quick day.
