Upon arriving in Lyon I went straight to the residence to check in. There must have been a hundred other students there trying to check in as well, complete chaos would be an understatement.
Other students were being rejected by the residence because they didn't have insurance. This made me nervous as I only had my school insurance, and no one there could read or speak English.
I decided to check in with the school just in case and they told me I should be alright. I took the wrong bus there, so that little trip took over an hour.
When I arrived back there were about a hundred more people, and I had to get a number and wait for over two hours.
This whole time all I can think is that I might not have a place to stay for the night. When I finally got in, I found out why things took so long. There were no computers in the office. Only five people, and a crap load of paper. The staff were so angry, and were even more angry when they found out I could not speak French. Eventually someone helped me with the paperwork, and I convinced them that my Canadian insurance was acceptable. There was no way I was going to pay for their insurance.
I was hoping to go out and meet some of my classmates that night, but it was to late to join them, and I was so hungry. I had no idea where I was, and I ended up going to Mcdonalds. That's right, the first meal I had in France was Mcdonalds.
Things became better through the week though. I have already made some amazing friends, and met up with the other Canadian students.
There are so many parties happening right now in the city. There are many universities in Lyon, and there are students everywhere. At night Lyon is an amazing sight. There is an old medieval part which has some of the most amazing food I have ever tasted! I will try to keep a regular blog post and put up pictures, but things haven't seemed to stop moving since I arrived. Never a dull moment.
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