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Bake Sale
on Campus!
Interested in helping out with
Meredith Habitat for Humanity,
but don’t have the time? Come
out during the week of March
30th rr April 3rd for a bake sale
held iri the Cate Center. All
proceeds of this bake sale will
go to stocking the pantry of the
Meredith Habitat House once
the house is completed.
This bake sale is sponsored
by the Core 404 class and
supports the UN Millennium #1
Goal of Eradicating Extreme
Hunger and Poverty. It is -
hoped that this bake sale will
help raise awareness on the
Meredith campus by inform
ing all students and faculty of
the extreme living conditions
around the world.
So, if you have an extra biwk,
you’re in luck' Come and
spend it wisely and whole
heartedly and donate your
money to helping eradicate
extreme hunger and poverty lo
cally in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Goodies included are cookies,
bars and Iwowmies, all for a dol
lar or less'
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UMANITIES
BONJOUR DE FRANCE: I’VE BEEN
HERE HOW LONG?!
Julia Houtchings
Staff Writer
Bonjour d’Angers! How in the world did time pass so
quickly? I feel like I have seen and done so much, yet at
the same time, J feel as if I have seen and done nothing.
Classes are relatively routine these days, so the only thing
I really have to look forward to anymore is the weekend.
The last weekend in February was the second excursion
with CIDEF: the Chateaux of the Loire - Round One. We
visited Azay-le-Rideau, Chenonceau and Chambord. I
liked different aspects about each chateau, but my favor
ite in general was Chambord. Azay-le-Rideau is a quaint
little chateau with excellent decor inside. Chenonceau is
quite unique because part of it, the Galerie, is built over
a river, and it just so happens to be my favorite part about
the chateau. Chambord was my favorite mostly because of
the central spiral staircase in the middle of the chateau but
also because the estate itself is very large and wonderfully
picturesque. If you have ever visited Biltmore Estate in
Asheville, you would be amazed by Chambord. I only had
about two hours to visit the entire chateau and surrounding
buildings, yet only saw half of what I could have seen in
detail if given an entire day. It was simply marvelous.
The third excursion with CIDEF was Saturday, March
14: Chateaux of the Loire - Round Two. We went to see
Amboise, Clos Luce, Blois and Chevemy. A little chapel at
Amboise houses the tomb of Leonardo da Vinci, and the
chateau boasts an absolutely breathtaking view of the city
itself Clos Luce was the home of Leonardo da Vinci for
Photo courtesy www.time.com
the last three years of his life and is essentially dedicated
only to him and his work. I walked the very same halls and
climbed the very same stairs that Leonardo da Vinci once
did. This realization was not lost on me, although it was
wasted on many others with us. I still was unable to see
everything on this estate, mainly the gardens, because of
time constraints, but I was absolutely ecstatic all the same.
I started to feel quite sick right after Clos Luce, so I had
to rest on the bus the remainder of the trip. However, if I
did not see something that day, my camera took my place
thanks to my fiiend Andrea. It was a wonderful day despite
feeling sick.
My academic workload has started to pick up pace and
I find myself exhausted at the end of each week, especially
since my heaviest days of class are Thursdays and Fridays!
On Thursdays I have class fi-om 8 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. and
3:45 to 4:45 p.m. On Fridays I have class from 10:15 a.m.
- 12:15 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. Yes, I have class
until nearly 5 p.m. on a Friday.. .one terrible aspect of be
ing in France and not at Meredith. Did I not tell you in my
first post that the class schedules in France make absolutely
no sense? If you do not remember, now you know. I hqve
planned my “vacances du printemps” - Spring Break, April
4th-19th - and have monumental plans in store, but I am
going to leave you in suspense for this juicy information.
Just imagine how much one can do in two weeks worth of
no school. ■
WHAT DO INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
DO OVER BREAKS?
Mariamawit Tadesse
Staff Writer
International students, including
myself, enjoy breaks or holidays as
much as everyone does. It is a time
to go out and really see what is in
Raleigh. We go out shopping with
other international students and try
out ethnic restaurants like American,
Mexican, Indian, Chinese, etc.
What takes up most'of my time
during a break is writing long emails
about my life in the U.S to my fam
ily and friends because I want to tell
them all about my adventures, food,
classes and friends. I also enjoy chat
ting on Facebook and talking on
Skype even if it means I have to stay
up all night because I know it will
take a while to find my friends on
line again.
Most international students sign
up for trips Meredith College organi
zations, like a trip to Washington DC.
During long breaks like. Christmas
break, most students visit with their
friends or relatives who live in the
U.S. “It is a good opportunity to visit
my relatives in New York” said one
student. Sometimes international stu
dents will go spend a few days with
a new friend from Meredith College
at her parents’ house. People at Mer
edith are very caring; they graciously
offer for international students to
come and have a Thanksgiving din
ner with their family and so on. ■