Days 16 & 17

Yesterday the group traveled to St. Tropez for a lovely day at the beach. Before we hit the sand, though, we explored the small town of St. Tropez by participating in a Marathon Photo, where we were given a list of things to photograph such as un pêcheur (a fisherman). The group who completed the list first won the prize (we don't know what it is yet, but it's supposed to be très chouette). After that, we all headed to the beach for a picnic of pizza and fruit. The water was absolutely freezing but so beautiful. Some students formed a makeshift game of volleyball that went on for about an hour. Volleyball is definitely not my forté but it was still so much fun.
 During French class today, the whole group toured the Henri Matisse museum, which was incredible. Everyone really enjoyed seeing Matisse's famous works. After the tour we spent time in the gardens surrounding the museum, which included a picnic brought to us by Pearla, our wonderful chef. With no afternoon activities planned, many students took advantage of their free time and went shopping around Nice. The most popular stores were Zara, Galeries Lafayette, and H&M, as well as countless boutiques unique to Nice. For dinner, we had a "burger party" and cooked burgers and fries together in the kitchen. As delicious as French food is, it's nice to have a good burger once in a while!

St. Tropez

La Plage de Salins

Musée Matisse

Cooking hamburgers