I got my Aix en Provence library card today. It was one of those administrative things I've been wanting to do but putting off. What was I thinking? Aix doesn't just have any ordinary library. Their main library is called the City of Books, and after my first visit today, I can see that I will happily be spending a lot of time there. In one half, reading rooms are filled with old editions of classic French literature and encyclopedias that the city's countless students use for research. I took my time browsing the wealth of books and came out with some children's books in English as well as a book of local Provencale folk tales in French for me.
To make things better, the entrance of the library is hidden behind three larger-than-life books, two of which (Le Petit Prince and L'etranger) happen to be my favorite books in French, and of course, Moliere's Le Malade Imaginaire which brings back crazy memories from studying abroad.
In other news, I'm actually starting to get a handle on this teaching thing. However, I had a good laugh when one student wanted to write out 'thank you' on his paper, so he proceeded to write 'sequiou'! To my credit, I've been told to show them no written words, and phonetically to a French speaker this is what 'thank you' sounds like. However, considering this is my third week of work, I hope things can only go uphill from here.
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