So I have officially broken off for half term and am heading to Cornwall for the week!! Though... forecast is bad, the wind is howling at my (non double glazed) window and boats were cancelled today... but keeping my fingers crossed!! Those of you who will have seen my earlier emails will understand when I say that, as my last meal here this evening consisted of shellfish risotto, I couldnt be more excited about having some good ole english fish and chips and ...

Well this evening I attended my first ever ice hockey match! It is incredibly fast paced, adrenaline filled and, as the title suggest, violent and one punch up, 8 goals and one strecher incident later, I would definitely go again! Quite a few scuffles going on on-pitch/on-ice and it seems completely within the rules to shove your opponent at any and every given opportunity! Not surprisingly towards the end one guy got hit (though the game is so fast we couldnt...

So on saturday I went on my first bus journey since arriving here in Caen! I am lucky really as I can walk everywhere so I dont need public transport. The buses here are like the trains, very clean and efficient, London take note! They even have little screens which tell you how long til each stop. It was raining for a change, but I got to have a look out the window and saw lots of people playing boules, tres francais. I also kept an eye on the countdown as...

I dont know if it is from watching too much Glee or just the sheer boredom of studying french contract law but I swear I saw two girls in the library this week who looked just like Artie from Glee... less the wheelchair... Also when people starting entering the library and whispering and I realised I had my fingers crossed for a flash mob glee style... I left the library quickly and went swimming instead. Anybody who has been swimming in France will know that...

So what I didnt mention in my last post was, after spending the day taking in more local history, on my walk home from subway I managed to stumble across a market! (how do these things happen to me!) As you can see from my photos, it was set in an empty church and was a sale of local artisans work. I was very restrained and bought only a fairy for my christmas tree... Mostly because the ornaments I liked the look of cost between £150 and £200! I am a student...