BONJOUR GRENOBLE!!!

I know what your thinking (assuming that anyone is still reading), two posts in two days, Will, what have we done to deserve this honor. My answer is going to come in the form of something Jeane told me, that I have obviously lost my mind also I think it spawns from reading the blogs of all my friends and seeing how happy it makes me. I have just arrived in Grenoble and I FReAKING LOVE this city. This is going to get a little un-PC for a second (not too bad, no worries D-May). After being all over Europe and hearing all the beautiful things you would have seen if WWII had never happened or if communists hadnt taken over its nice to be in a place that seems largely untouched by either. Grenobe is breathtaking, the city is walled in by 3 different sections of the Alps, you can see mountains from literally everywhere. There is a river running through the city, amazingly fresh alpine water in every tap and the people are insanely friendly. I even have hopes for my French skills at this point, something Ive been worried about since arriving in Paris. Im finally starting to get used to the accent and Im getting braver with speaking to strangers. I tremble like a leaf and shrug when posed a question myself, but at least Im conversing... kinda. But I digress, the city itself is amazing, I think it is the perfect size to spen a month studying. For a visual, since I cannot uplad pictures think of Heidi and all that hilly goodness but then make it french with lots of pastries and a little bit more urban. Grenoble is considered a medium sized city and luckly Im right in the center of town. Perfect placement for exploring (not to mention that all French stores have massive sales the entire month of July). Honestly all Ive done today is wander around between bouts of laundry and unpacking, but I can tell already that I like this city and Im ready for a bomb month!