Making myself at home

I arrived yesterday and met my host family which consists of one widowed woman. She is sooo nice and hospitable and I liked her right away. Here is the catch--she watches kids in her home for a living. If you know me well, you may say things like "serves her right" but if you want to stay on my good side you better say something more like "quelle horreur!" All meals have been great so far and the conversation has been very animated and enjoyable. This confirms once again how good my French is ;). What is not my forte at the moment is French keyboards principally because the letters are in different spots than what we are accustomed. Angers is a charming city to say the least tho I haven't seen much of it yet. Marie (my hostess) has already begun planning outings for us: one weekend in Bretagne and a big soirée for my birthday, the 14th of July which the rest of France will be celebrating as well. Not for my sake but because its their national holiday. More on that later! Classes start tomorrow-wish me luck!