French Strikes and other fun things!

For about a week, I've been dreading today. I did have a midterm today, but that's not why I was dreading it. You see, today there was a public transportation strike. No buses. No TGVs. No subways. So, with no other option, I walked to school. Yes, I walked 7 and a half miles. But, I have to say, it was kind of nice. I passed Notre Dame, the Panthenon, the Sorbonne, and the oldest Roman baths in Western Europe. It was nice to not get on the subway. In fact, I might start walking home more often. Also, French prononciation is kind of ridiculous. The say "podcasts" with a French accent but "BBC" with an English accent. It's all very nonsensical, much like the strike. Tomorrow I leave for our second study trip to the South of France. Hopefully the train we need to be on will be running and more than that, hopefully the strike will be over when I return!