First Weekend in France

So Troyes is exactly what I thought it would be. Little cobblestone streets, little houses and buildings that are like 200 years old, little bread and chocolate shops everywhere, and little old ladies with berets walking their little dogs. You get the idea. I am absolutely in love with the city and to my delightful surprise, the shopping is not as ridiculously expensive as I thought it would be. The only things I don't like are the fact that any drink, including water, comes in a glass about the size of a shotglass, and every building is just as cold inside as the weather is outside. I have to wear tights underneath my sweatpants every night when I go to bed, but it's really not that bad because I've been too tired every night to change out of them anyways.
Everything we've done so far has been so fun. Despite the loop of techno music that never stops playing, the nights have probably been the best. I have been staying with Nils, and yesterday was his birthday, so his friend had a party at his house. Lets just say that by the end of the night, Nils had permanent marker all over himself and his shirt was nowhere to be found. But, it was definitely a lot of fun!! Everyone is so nice to us, but I feel really dumb because it's so hard for me to understand the French people. I feel like my speaking skills are really improving but not my listening skills. Oh well, Troyes is still awesome.
Cori