Vannescast

Hello everyone and welcome to my blog! This page will be your access to all things my life for the next seven months. I will try and keep it short, concise, and interesting so as not to bore you, or fill you with too much jealousy, but as you are taking the time out of your day to read about my life, I assume you must have some kind of interest in my whereabouts. I have never blogged before, so you will have to bear with me as I get used to this new-age concept...and maybe my posts will improve over time to keep you entertained.

I know there is at least one reader out there who gets my title, (that's a shout out to you, Buck) and I hope there are more. For those of you that do not, I will not explain it other than to say I am sorry, and just know that you will find regular updates here on my experiences and attempts at making it in my new hometown of Vannes, France.

This blog has been a long time coming, mainly because France is not shall we say the most consumer-friendly country in the world. I am currently writing from a bar/cafe around my corner that has free wifi-with the purchase of a beer-because I do not have internet yet in my apartment. And it could take up to three weeks for that to happen, though I put in the order three days ago. You see, rather than serve their customers immediately here, the French internet service prefers to wait, have a coffee, watch some passersby, and smoke a cigarette. Then repeat as many times as they like for the next 21 days. So my posts might be irregular for some time, but I hope that situation will be resolved soon and I can pester you with updates on my life as much as I like.

So my week in a nutshell...Started with a stay for 5 days at Francoises' house, a fellow teacher and mentor at the school here. Her family was incredibly gracious to me, served me their delicious French food, and housed me with my own private shower until I got my own apartment. And I have to admit, I cannot give myself much credit for that, as I am renting a studio that she owns in town. So really I owe her everything for making my first week go as smoothly as possible.

I had my first day of work today, which was long and somewhat bewildering but nonetheless I sit here sipping on a Leffe feeling accomplished. Five hours of class later, no terrible experiences to recount, and just a lot of introductions to remember. Apparently, being an American here is a hit with the young ladies, or so every teacher feels compelled to tell me....never mind the fact that they are all fifteen years old. You hear that, my fellow American dude friends, you should come to Vannes!

Well there is much more I could recount, many small anecdotes that I am sure I am forgetting now but will remember as I sit in my apartment. Too bad for you, I do not have internet there so I won't be able to post them all. So if my goal is not to bore with too much information, then maybe the French internet is subtly helping me. With that in mind, as well as a strong desire for some chicken, I am out. Hope you enjoyed your read, give me some feedback, and kick it well for me back home.
Au revoir
Tommy