a cultural orientation

so basically im still not doing anything school related and im just doing orientation activities. its not as bad as orientation at wm but its still....rough. the meetings last about 2 hours and its just power point. for. the. whole. time. todays was about culture shock. not to sound like a snob but ive travelled enough where i know what the fuck culture shock is. anddddddddddddd i dont wanna hear about it anymore. after that march towards death i met up with my dads friend meeja for lunch and some shopping. i picked up the shirts for my dad per his request (one light blue with french cuffs and one purple more casual) we also ate korean food which was surprisingly OK. ive been having a sore throat and some nasal dripdrop and it sucks butthole. as some of you know (rachel) im usually really nauseous in the morning when im tired which is why i dont ever eat brekkie. but since brekkie is included i feel obligated. but it makes my nausea a little worse. and on top of all that the really sexy thing i got going on in my sinuses right now just magnifies the situation further. so i went home and on the way stopped at a pharmacy to get some meds.  my academic french is pretty good but trying to explain what my issue was in order to receive the best meds was a little hard. thankfully the lady at the counter was really nice and helpful and i ended up with some lozenges and a little nasal spray that smells like australia in my nose since its made with eucalyptus. i also ventured to do some laundry today at the local lavette because mme's washing machine is CASSSSSEEEEEEEEEE (broken). i was pretty nervous and no surprise i had no idea what the fuck i was doing. thankfully there was a chinese couple there that i asked for help. they were super nice to me and helped me out with everything. i will say it was a little awk arranging my delicates around bc im pretty sure some creeper was staring and the others were judging.  they can just kiss my lacy thong butt though bc im not about to have no vp up in this joint. thankfully none of my clothes were ruined and i was home in perfect time for another marvelous dinner at home. today we talked about crazy ppl she knows. everyday is an adventure when speaking with mme. the other day i think we were talking about the plight of the elderly. ive learned that shes extremely relaxed and willing to even let friends stay over sometimes both over night and for dinner. this is great since teepsy is coming to see me soon. were gonna spoon. im trying to plan some trips around europe so if any ppl have suggestions of places they think are a must do let me know!