Weekend in Clermont
I spent this past weekend in Clermont with six (out of seven) of the other assistants in Montlucon. Emma had rented us an apartment-style room at the Home Dome (whose name still makes me giggle) so we got to live sort of family-style for the weekend. Meredith and I arrived by train and went to McDonald's before meeting the others at the hotel. Then we went to McDonald's again. Back at the Home Dome (haha) we had a few drinks and bonded before meeting up with our Clermont friends at Cafe Pascal near the cathedral. I ended up going home around 1, and no one woke up until Julia called at noon!
After we woke up and got dressed Saturday we met Julia and the other Clermont assistants at McDonald's before visiting the cathedral and the Christmas market. Then we took advantage of one of the many things lacking in Montlucon - a shopping mall complete with FNAC and Zara.
We met Alan for dinner at a Chinese Restaurant. Alan is an Irishman who has been living and teaching English in Clermont for about eight years. He is affiliated with the assistantship program and spoke at our training session. He has amazing energy (in terms of both quantity and positivity) and thoroughly entertained us through the meal as we regained our energy.
We stopped at Bam (bar aux mecs) for a drink before meeting the other assistants back at Home Dome (haha) where singing, dancing, and, um, a complaint about our noise level resulted - so we left and went to an an Irish bar on the newly-opened (as in two hours before) Place Jaude. We met more friends there and I had good talks with Emma and Alan.
The next stop was Cafe Pascal again, but only for about 20 minutes because they were in the process of closing. The last stop for the evening was a dance club, where I waited nearly 15 minutes to check my coat before deciding it was a waste of time and money. This turned out to be a good thing as the coatroom turned into a disaster and managed to lose nearly everyone's coat. My friend Julia was let in to search for hers - and spent an hour digging before she found it!
"Montlucon" and Alan left together around 3 feeling very much like the family we've become. We decided that although it was amazingly fun living together for the weekend, we'd have too much fun to get anything accomplished if we were all roommates in real life!
After we woke up and got dressed Saturday we met Julia and the other Clermont assistants at McDonald's before visiting the cathedral and the Christmas market. Then we took advantage of one of the many things lacking in Montlucon - a shopping mall complete with FNAC and Zara.
We met Alan for dinner at a Chinese Restaurant. Alan is an Irishman who has been living and teaching English in Clermont for about eight years. He is affiliated with the assistantship program and spoke at our training session. He has amazing energy (in terms of both quantity and positivity) and thoroughly entertained us through the meal as we regained our energy.
We stopped at Bam (bar aux mecs) for a drink before meeting the other assistants back at Home Dome (haha) where singing, dancing, and, um, a complaint about our noise level resulted - so we left and went to an an Irish bar on the newly-opened (as in two hours before) Place Jaude. We met more friends there and I had good talks with Emma and Alan.
The next stop was Cafe Pascal again, but only for about 20 minutes because they were in the process of closing. The last stop for the evening was a dance club, where I waited nearly 15 minutes to check my coat before deciding it was a waste of time and money. This turned out to be a good thing as the coatroom turned into a disaster and managed to lose nearly everyone's coat. My friend Julia was let in to search for hers - and spent an hour digging before she found it!
"Montlucon" and Alan left together around 3 feeling very much like the family we've become. We decided that although it was amazingly fun living together for the weekend, we'd have too much fun to get anything accomplished if we were all roommates in real life!
posted by Paige @ 6:14 PM
2 Comments:
At 11:44 PM,
Anonymous said…
So, as your dad, I MUST ask some questions. McDonald's? You mention it more often in this entry than the number of times you went there the last five years you lived at home.
There seems to be a lot of fun going on - along with the mention of a drink here or there. Any time spent at work????
Well, I am glad you're meeting some good people.
At 10:57 PM,
Anonymous said…
It is great to hear about your teaching and the fun you are having. Ask Alan if he knows any McGibbeny's in Ireland. I love you.
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