First Day of Work

I love Beyonce. And this morning, I walked to the tram (about 10 minutes or less, depending on lights) to this song. A good start to the day. The sun does not rise in Clermont or in France until at least 8:30 AM. Therefore, it was a mild 32 degrees Fahrenheit this morning... My co-workers kept speaking to me in Celsius while they were telling me that this is a warm winter. Usually it's -2 C or -10... AH! No thank you.

I met a co-worker at the tram station this morning who showed me how to work the ticket machine... You can buy 10 one-way tickets for 11.60 Euros. That should last me a little while... AKA 3 days!

The walk from the tram to work takes approximately 10 minutes. I will have to walk it alone tomorrow, and hopefully I remember to cross in front of the pharmacy and walk until I get to the circle and then go to the second street.......... I fear I am already lost!



After touring the plant at work, I was given my first "study" of the internship! I start Monday, so I am going to read up on the literature tomorrow at work.

my bare desk

After work, my mentor Michael took me to the bank, where I got my carte de banque (debit card) and tons of info! We then went to my apartment where he showed me how to turn on my heat... whoops!

Then, I headed to the grocery store. It is called "Carrefour" and a popular chain in France. It is similar to HT or Kroger, and at the bigger stores, they carry hair dryers. Unfortunately, this one just has food, which is fine because I needed it!! I had to pay .10 euros for a plastic-ish bag, which is just fine, because otherwise I would have dropped everything on my walk home.

The groceries!

After making dinner, I got to Skype with Sydney and my mother! What a treat!!! I have made a plan for the weekend -- I am in search of a hair dryer!!