Avignon and some updates

Okay, so. We're here. In Avignon. In France. It's 93 degrees, we have nowhere to go, and I miss home a lot right now.

Really, Avignon isn't all it's cracked up to be. I mean, it has the Palais des Papes (the Pope's Palace) and a bridge. But... that's it. And the Pope's Palace is kind of a bust. It's 15 Euros just to get in, and then once you're in, all you do is stare at bare walls while a headset dictates very specific architectural terms without giving any history of the place. So disappointing! There's nothing inside. Oh! Except there is a weird artist who decided to have some sort of exhibition in the Palais. Seriously, it's weird. On one of the statues, the face had broken off, and I guess this artist decided that it would be a good idea to strap a deer skull on instead. Not a good idea, my friend. Not at all.

So that's what we've done today! We drove from Lyon to Avignon in our Passat without any mishaps along the way, which we were all grateful for. And all along the drive we kept seeing the coolest crops. We saw pear tree farms and a couple different types of sunflower farms, vineyards, apple orchards, peaches, and a whole bunch of stuff. It was really neat! We're in Provence now, so everything is really picturesque as you drive.

As far as my financial aid goes, I'm still waiting on IU to process the check that IPFW sent to them. Once that's done, all of that should be taken care of. And as far as legal concerns go, I'm in the country now, so I have my visa and all of the required papers. I just have to make sure I check in with Immigrations with the rest of my classmates.

I'm going to go down to the pool and swim off some of this heat. It's so hot!