Once I could finally check in, I came back to the hostel. I settled in a bit. Skyped the 'rents. And hoped that hanging out in the common room would kindle some friendships. Not so much. Not only does EVERYONE speak French but they tend to have a high school lunch table thing going on. To be fair, I cannot tell if they are actually being exclusive or if it is just that I can't understand more than a couple words of their speedy French. Either way, I was intimidated enough to end my search for a new hostel friend to go with me for beer, kabobs and soccer.
I thought football was a long game. Soccer is forever. I was rather enjoying it for the first half hour or 45 minutes. I then realized that the excessively long commercial break was actually half time...another 45 minutes. Nope. Not gonna be able to do it. I got up and made my way back to the hostel. Of course as soon as I get out of range of the tv, someone finally scores a goal. I would miss the most exciting part. *question* Why do people clap when their team almost gets a goal? This is not social studies. No A's for effort. Your attempt is worthless unless it puts a score on the board. Maybe it's the ugly American in me. You get no praise you are on the one yard line and don't convert. If you shoot a brick you get boo'd by those cheering for your team. I don't get it. Much in the same way I don't understand how a game ends in a tie. *end question* I finished watching the game in the common room in hopes that maybe this time I would get the balls to chat. It was even worse. There were a ton of ppl and everyone was having one general and incomprehensible conversation. Oh well. maybe tomorrow.
In the news of sports that I don't have to force myself to like, Game 7 is on at 3 AM in France. Why? If only I were at St. Christopher's. I could have easily found some American/Canadian/ even Aussie who would have gotten some beers and stayed up watching it in the "chill room" but alas. It's quiet times in this hostel. I would like to be functioning tomorrow and staying up until 5 will make that impossible anyway. So no Game 7 for me. *tear*
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