First Week of September

Hello! This is Sean. Saturday, Sep 5 was a gorgeous day in Geneva. Bright, sunny, and 16 degrees Celsius. In apparent celebration, we witnessed the start of a hot air balloon festival right outside our living room window (pictured above). We then had a nice family outing to the Rue de Rive farmers market. On the walk home, we stopped for hot chocolate and a lemon crepe at a little shop near Le Jet D'eau. Also pictured above is our annual first day of school photo, in our new "backyard" (see first day stories in past blogs).

Hi! This is Rachel. The video of the alpine horns has been posted on YouTube. Please check it out and come back and tell us what you think right here on the blog. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bC1wU3xXFAQ.
Enjoy!

My First Day of School --by Rachel

Hi all.

So today was the first day of school. Soooo different. At RP we walked down the hall quietly in a line. Here we have a 60 minute lunch (instead of 30) and 30 minute break (non-existant at RP). So I guess I like this style better- more independence, but still, I'd rather go to RP because I miss my friends soooo much. Apparently my French test was good because they put me in Intermediate one(pourquoi???) Anyway, here is my schedule.

Monday- Mother Tongue English (MTE), Biology, break, Intermediate math, Intermediate French, lunch, MTE, beginner Spanish
Tuesday- Geography, Mentor session, break, double visual arts, lunch, MTE, French
Wednesday- Visual arts, Math, break, French, Spanish, lunch, double chemistry
Thursday- P.E., math, break, Spanish, French, lunch, English, Geography
Friday- Double physics, math, break, Spanish, English, lunch, French, Geography

(There are three semesters. Semester 1- Visual Arts and Geography. Semester 2- Music and Economics. Semester 3- Drama and History)

I have made some friends and I like my school a lot. I had a request about grocery stores and food in them. Well, to be honest, I don't really notice the differences, except everything is so exorbitant. The chicken tastes different, that's true. And everything is also a lot nicer, like once I got some chicken and it was stuffed with spinach. Blech. Email me at rgtskates@gmail.com.