Lyon update

Hi all, first and foremost I would like to appologize, I certainly haven't been keeping up to date on my promise of posting while here in France, which changes now. For those who don't know, I've been in France since Aug 27 2011. I lived with a French woman named Francoise and her two cats, (one of which has a twitter: @TheCatNoah). She cooked for me and cleaned, and her apartment was cozy and warm and I certainly do miss it. During my stay a Corsican girl came to live with us, her name was Christelle. She was 27, and studying to become a card dealer in a casino. I have since moved into a shared duplex apartment with a fellow student. Places I've visited so far have been Beaujolais, France; Oktoberfest, Munich, German; Paris; Barcelona, Spain; Zermatt, Switzerland; Monoco; Nice; Avignon. I was studying business at ESDES, a French management school, whose IBP program was an excellent way to meet people from across the globe including: France, Germany, Ukraine, Italy, Spain, Canada, the UK, The Netherlands, Norway, Mexico, Ireland, China and South Korea. To make sure we mixed, they would have parties every weekend, and what I lacked in learning I gained in scar tissue on my liver. That's a joke, but we did thoroughly experience the Lyon nightlife. For those of you who have been wondering, I have not found a French girlfriend, as they tend to be difficult to approach and the language barrier is sometimes too great. Those are my excuses so far, and if you think of more I'd greatly appreciate hearing them. I'm not fluent, as I thought I would be by now, but have improved greatly. The school I went to was English speaking with a class in French, but staying with Francoise made it easier for me to practice as she would correct me on my many mistakes. I have not been writing as much as I thought I would, the evidence is the lack of blogposts since my arrival. I have instead begun focusing on a pragmatic approach to life that can be synonomous with that age-old adage "growing up." I do feel older since I've been here. I've been faced with many problems and much diversity, of which I had to overcome on my own, thus developing character faster than ever before. I have been reading an awful lot, even though the subjects have varied from those of a little less than a year ago. I'm reading the King James Bible right now to understand the religious mind, but I'm halfway through it and a solution hasn't presented itself yet. I haven't been writing as much as I thought I was going to, evidence of which is the lack of blogposts. I have taken a much different course with my studies, reserving writing as a Sunday passion similar to that of a Baseball player or a filmbuff. I realize I can use my well-developed gifts to benefit the greater good while also ensuring financial stability. If you're are wondering what this is please contact me personally, I don't want to bore the greater good by writing anything more than what is necessary in this blogpost. That being said I will continue posting the backlog of memories I've dogeared for their entertaining value and importance of insight into my experience so far. I'd like to begin with a poem that explains my first impressions of Lyon:

Lyon-
Heavy and Succulent,
Luminous and Proper,
The Fourviere sits like icing.
Brilliant and Absurd,
At citycenter a nougat,
Washed away by bridled rivers.

People-
Indifferent and Traditional,
Interested and Modern,
Speak of topics more and less trivial.
Exclusive and Conditional,
They are cast in a strange iron,
Flabby yet firm.

Men-
Feminine and Conceited,
Receptive and Distant,
Ringing wolves with learned competence.
Soleful and Slighting,
Their act finds rest in
Dirty nightclubs and moonlight.

Women-
Pristine and Innocent,
Dutiful and Innovative,
Live in reflection and proportion.
Aware and Aloof,
Revelations of banality,
Leave them passionately blase.

We look at it and see ourselves,
Small physical tolls are,
Grand emotional scissors,
Cut ribbons inside.

Perpetually misunderstood,
Wish-washed preconceptions,
They ask questions,
Out of bad taste.

Watching silverly and stern,
Loose at the mouth,
But cunning eyes,
Deceive the honest.

Momentary marriages,
Rushes of desire,
They pass by and by,
and leave me in bliss.

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