Friday night consisted of a trip to the next town over, St-Laurent-du-Var, where the other Abbey Road program is located. We joined groups and had dinner together right next to the beach. A live band played for a few hours, but eventually our very own teacher began to sing and stole the show. Cyril Cinélu won season 6 of Star Academie, which is the French version of American Idol. He eventually succumbed to the encouragement of our entire group and sang songs by Adele, Nicki Minaj, and his personal favorite, Beyoncé. We all had so much fun singing and dancing along with Cyril; he is very talented and we are lucky to have him.
Our day on Saturday started off very early; we woke up at 8am to catch the bus for the two and a half hour ride up to Isola, which is a ski resort just north of Nice in the Alps. For lunch, we had a picnic in a meadow with spectacular views of the mountains. After our picnic, some students did a parkour-like obstacle course through the trees, while others spent the afternoon lounging by the pool. It was definitely a great day!
Today, we got to sleep in after our early morning yesterday. Everyone was very excited to catch up on some much-needed sleep! We had a nice brunch of various croissants and other viennoiseries, and then took the bus to St-Paul-de-Vence later in the afternoon. Upon arriving, we went to the Fragonard store and bought more perfumes and soaps before continuing on to a late lunch of croque monsieurs and crêpes. We had the afternoon free to walk around the tiny village and admire the views and the beautiful artwork. It had been raining on and off for most of the day, so when we got back to the residence, we all watched movies and played cards in our pyjamas for most of the night. Now, je suis fatiguée!
Alps
Pool in Isola
Streets of St-Paul-de-Vence
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