premiers moments à Montpellier...

So, since all the cool kids are doing it, it seems i'm blogging too! If nothing else it should be a good way to try and keep in touch with you all. I'm currently using up internet time which i should be using to look for accomodation, and i'm painfully slow at typig on this azerty keyboard, so i'll probably keep this one short.
I've been in Montpellier for just over 24 hours now and, despite having a full on head cold and nowhere to live, I seem to be having a good time :)
This city is beautiful, and not only because of the sunshine. It boasts as many old crumbling building as Edinburgh but instead of being dark and grey all the stone is almost white, and although any occasional patches of grass are dry and brown there are the most beautiful trees everywhere. It is pretty warm, to give you an idea it was 23 degrees yesterday evening when we were heading out at 8.30pm-ish (I was taken to a flat-warming party) and we walked home in the wee hours with no jumpers or jackets, it's going to be weird getting used to not needing to take 2 extra layers, and a waterproof, and a scarf everywhere I go, just in case. There's a lovely breeze that comes in off the sea though and, despite the heat, the atmosphere feels light and airy.
Obviously the fact that everyone here speaks French is just a little bit daunting, and it is very frustrating to constantly be struggling for words and not being able to casually join a conversation (some people just speak SO fast!!) but I keep reminding myself that it's only day 2!
Anyhow, I should probably try to find myself a place to live -wish me luck!
bon soir à tous!

over.