Riding in a boot! (Ashley Cole)

Yesterday, our class spent the majority of the day in the cork. What is the cork? The center of Troyes is shaped like a cork…voilà.

Okay, so anyway, we went on a tour guided by Peter from the language department in Troyes; it was long but interesting. An ADC tour…ask Andy if you don’t quite understand “ADC”; I don’t want to steal his thunder.

After the tour, we went our separate ways to do a little bit of shopping. First, Haley and I had to use the bathroom—a problem because there aren’t public restrooms in France. We had to go into a bar where Julien ordered a beer so we could use the facilities.

We left the bar, feeling relieved. Annie, Haley, and I bought crepes at a to-go stand. Alas, we ran out of time and had to meet Alison so she could take Annie, Andrew, and Jason back to UTT for the presentation. When we got to her house, she told us that Fabien was going with her to UTT too, so she only had room for two American students.

But we had five students left over, and Julien could only take four (we were meeting with Mary and Tammy for the return trip.) So, of course, I am the smallest and bravely volunteered to ride in the trunk of Julien’s car.

I now know what it feels like to be kidnapped or stowed away! I fit perfectly inside, like some luggage and placed my head on the hub of the wheel. Needless to say, it was the longest ride of my life!

I can now say that I rode in a boot! A life-altering experience.