So last year UPV, the school I'm going to in Montpellier, went on strike when Nicolas Sarkozy proposed education reforms. He started a program called Operation Campus, for which UPV, along with all of the Montpellier University schools, was selected. I have no idea what this means for my school year, if I will even have one.
Needless to say, I'm a bit nervous about UPV going on strike when we start. I'm a little hazy on the details of Operation Campus because the UPV site on it, accessable through their homepage, explains that there will be changes but not exactly what it means for the current students. I did notice that new buildings where going to be in process while I'm there. Sort of like Hendrix. Everything that's changing for the better will only be there once I've gone on my way and I'm stuck with the inconviences of construction.
Trying to look on the bright side when everything is semi up in the air is a bit hard. I called my study abroad coordinator at Hendrix and he said he'd call the central offices and put his feelers out to figure out what's going on. Still, I'm not exactly sure.
I think the funniest part of Tour de France is when they strech while peddling. They keep going with one foot while putting the other up on their seat and streching for a bit. Pretty intense because they're going around 35-40mph, as it's a flat stage and they're very close to the end.
I've been watching la Tour the past few days as they're going through the areas that are pretty close to where I'll be studying, trying to get a feel for the countryside around my soon-to-be new home.
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