CHRISTMAS MARKET
I've tasted super sausages, vin chaud and Chorros (I think they're called chorros, it's like waffles but fried and in long tubes. Really tasty and very sweet!)
A cup of Vin chaud (gløgg)
I'm adding some photos of, unfortunately, bad quality. My cell is not really up for the job in the dark.
The main christmas tree in Toulouse. A bit brown in my opinion.
Tomorrow it's time for Boom Noël! It's gonna be fun - if I get a ticket!
INSAÏEN
Last weekend was very good, but quite exhausting. The trip to Piau-Engaly was great! The bus left 06h45 and we arrived around 09h15.After about 30 minutes of lending equipment everybody was ready. The light was a bit flat (pas beaucoup de luminescence), but the slopes were great! Where the snow was packed (by the "snow packing machine") there was a few centimetres of snow on top making it perfect - and no ice nowhere! In some slopes the snow hadn't been packed and it was about 30 cm of beautiful powder. Aaah! Love it love it love it!
I could have dressed up a bit better, it was a bit cold from time to time. My Selbu mittens didn't stand a chance against the cold wind.
We had a short lunch around 13h with expensive hot chocolate. We got home around 19h. Then I did my laundry and met Synnøve and Kristian at 22h to go to the Grøtfest. We didn't get any grøt (there was no more!) so we substituted it with a kebab. It was Kristian's birthday and he got a bit celebrated (I'm not sure if he liked the part where Jan soaked him with champagne though).
I got home around 04h30 and got up the following morning at 11h, starting to do the report (publication in French). My turn, FX did the last one. It's annoying how much time it takes to do three pages of text and images. Sunday evening Malena and Charlotte had a "Glöggmys" party. It was really nice.
I just finished the publication. I'm dead tired and the bed is next on the program - I just need to fix some stuff first ...
GLISS INSA
Edit: Just adding a couple of pictures from the Piau-Engaly trip!
It was really cold, hence the nice face colour
Juha in the Pyrenees
A FRENCH LESSON
Today I had my exam in Opto Electronique Quantique, the only fifth year course I do here at INSA. No, it didn't go well. I've read like a maniac the past days, but it seems it didn't suffice for me to grasp the essence of the course.
Today's lesson in French is about the phrase many foreign students have to learn some time during their stay abroad:
"I failed a course." or
"I flunked a course."
So, here's the French equivalent:
"J'ai échoué un cours."
"J'ai foiré un cours."
Simple and useful (unfortunately). This lesson does of course have two sides, the phrases on one and the moral You need to work throughout the year to succeed.
Even though I probably failed the Opto Electronics course, I've had a good day. Thanks to Philippe and especially Claire, I finally managed to finish the DM (Devoir maison = home work) in Nanophysique 3. What a great feeling!
Saturday (6th December 08) I attended the ANSA Christmas ball. It was really nice to meet so many Norwegians, taste such great food and wine! I went home early (02h bus) to be able to work for the exam. Many thanks to Santiago for helping me understanding some for the Opto!
I'm listening to Kent's "Tillbaka til Samtiden" album. Fantastic, worth a look! I'll finish off this post with a picture taken from my apartment window.
Good night to you all!