Dumb Luck

Though I have been on an upward slope, I was still very much alone and lost in my figuring out Montpellier and SupAgro.  I woke up on Friday with 2 goals in mind: find the Vinifera Secretariat (Office) and get my bank account settled.  

With these two very important goals I still decided to have a slow morning and watch some Big Bang Theory while eating yogurt without a spoon.  I got out the door at 9:30, a little later than I wanted but who cares, I had all day.  When I left Les Hameaux I walked into a big group of English speaking people that I semi recognized from Facebook.  Could it be?  Did I just stumble on MY PEOPLE??? So I asked if they were Vinifera and they all responded with a well hoped for "Yes."  I could not believe it.  If I did not watch TV and be lazy I would have never found these guys.  They helped me find the office, which I would have never found alone, and they didn't get me to the bank but Ikea was almost better.  I finally could buy the ordinary things that people have in living spaces like shower curtains, silverware, pots, hangers, bedding (sheets, pillows, blanket), clips, cleaner…the list goes on.  I had two massively heavy Ikea bags full of stuff.  

To be honest, I have never bought anything from Ikea before.  This trip was great! I really like all their stuff.  But now I do realize how many people own Ikea things.  I now have the same utensil holder that Will and my roommate Sarah in Australia had.  My dish ware matches all my peers in France.  I have seen my towels in countless housed throughout college.  I think I will go there again to make my room more homey, which means I will find more things that I have seen before.  Many times before.  

I cannot stress how relieved and happy I was to find my classmates.  If I did not find them my room would still be unlivable and I don't think I would have internet.  My hope for survival in France would have been significantly less.  

Picture Taken by German Monika

We all ended up going out that same night and getting to know each other.  Most conversations started with "Where are you from?", "What did you study?"  I didn't mind that because I learned a lot.  There are people from Spain, Greece, the Ukraine, Turkey, South Africa, Bulgaria, Chile, Canada, Israel, Portugal, Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, China, Canada, and America.  That is not even all the people, just the ones that have arrived so far.  I am so excited to get to know everyone further!!