So long and thanks for all the fish

I started playing Rugby this year.  Growing up I’d always opted for what I perceived were less violent sports (Hockey, how wrong I was), so I wanted to at least give it a go before I hit a certain age.  The whole endeavour has taken up quite a large chunk of my life recently.  There’s [...]

Savoir-vivre

Scarfed and shirted up, we went along to the forum dinner last night, only to find that there had only been 4 places booked for 56 students. A few angry phone calls later and blame duly assigned, we were left to our own devices in the 13eme.
Meandering down the Rue des Cinq Diamants, we [...]

The other side of the Eiffel Tower

Well, I’m here, and it’s great, but I have the worst cold ever. Not in the best state to meet exciting foreign exchange students. In fact I went to bed at seven last night to try and recover.
I’m sharing a enormous room, which has a seperate private kitchen and bathroom, and a walk [...]