8 in the morning

Hey... you.


8 AM, I was with Lydia and Luisa in the car, heading to Alliant University (EF School). I didn't want to stay at school for 4 hours, so Lydia drop me off at a Starbucks Coffee, where WiFi is available. I'm glad I'm here with my Strawberry Smoothie and my Upper Intermediate English Book to study. Yes, in EF, we have to study. I have an exam this Thursday and I have to study the Infinitive + British english VS American english + vocabulary. What's funny, is that the test is multiple answers. Back to Regina! I hope it will be easy. 


So... Yes, I studied for an hour. It's 9:36 and I'm done. Wouhouh. 


Goodbye :)


Love,
xoxo


MJ the delicious smoothie.

Shopping... and complication...

Hallo, mein strahlender Sonne (Hi my sunshines in german)!

So, many things happened in less than 24 hours:

Westfield North County

Luisa and I went to do a little bit of shopping at the mall. There's a lot of stores in this mall: H&M, American Eagle Outfitters, Abercrombie, Hollister, Forever 21, Aéropostale, etc etc etc. And if you know me well, you know that I don't buy a lot. I hate buying stuff. No, my name is not Andrée-Anne (I love you). But ladies and gentlemen, for the first time, with my OWN money, I bought... a pair of shorts and a vest. Yes yes yes, that's right: I spent money...!!! 

The funny moment of yesterday

I had to go to the restroom SO badly. In this mall, what's strange is that the restroom are in the biggest stores. So, I went to the restroom in a J.C. Penney. When I was in front of the ladies' restroom, SURPRISE: it was out of order.Sooooooooooo... I looked to my left... I look to my right... I thought: "Well well well... there's nobody around, I'm safe..." and soooooooo, I used the men's room! 

Message to Androu (or if you think it can concern you) 

The Forever 21 is... HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGE! I couldn't believe my EYES! I was flabbergasted. It was INCREDIBLE! There was too much stock! Androu, I would have fainted + it wasn't expensive. A pair of shorts + belt for 21$. Wow wow wow.

The complication of the day

Oh oh... I have a problem with my transportation... Now that Vinnie is gone, my family has a problem with my transport. Luisa and I have opposite schedule: if I have early classes, she has late classes. It's horrible. Now, each morning, even if my first class is at 12:55, I have to go to school at 8 am. It sucks. And if I have early classes, I have to wait until 5 pm for Anthony to pick Luisa and I at school. 

Also, I can't take the bus. It would take 2 hours. So, I found a way to get back home when I have early classes: bicycle. 

So, this morning, I went to school, and I took Lydia's bike to go back home. It took me 1 hour. Positive side: exercise and going down hill. Negative side: I have to go up a big hill. This was NOT funny at all. But this is the only negative side I found. Oh, no... there's another one: Lydia bike doesn't have speeds. So for the next  month, 3 times a week, I have to use the bike (I'm thinking about Denis and Grandpa Émilien at this very moment).

I went to Wallgreens to buy a notebook (76¢) and after, Subway for a Italien footlong Steak and Cheese Sandwich (miiiiiiiam). 

So, this is what happened in less than 24 hours.

Beannacht mo chairde (Goodbye my friends in irish)!

Love,

xoxo

MJ the bike without speeds. 

Saturday and morning's temptation.

Hello people!


The Fabulous day of Saturday


Yesterday, Luisa and I were alone in the house. The DeMaria family was away this day because Vinnie has a cinema camp 3 hours from San Diego. We chillaxed and we ate. I watched TV and she was on her computer. After awhile, we decided to go in the swimming pool. Problem: the dogs. They wanted to play and after a couple of minutes, they were SUPER annoying. We tried to know where the family keep them when they are this annoying. We finally found it, on the side of the house. We were able to relax once and for all. We talked a lot. We talked about EF, the family, Spanish, French, etc etc etc. This talk lasted 2 hours. After, we took a shower, and we make ourselves sandwiches, until Ms Camine skyped me. Luisa ended up doing my sandwich. She's the sweetest! We watched (500) Days of Summer and The Hangover. Then, our family came back from Vinnie's college of art. 
Watched 15 minutes of Saturday Night Live, and tired of this relaxing day, we went to sleep. 


The Morning's Temptation


This morning, I woke up around 9 AM, but I was on a feet around 10. 
This morning, something was waiting for me in the kitchen: donuts. Oooooouf... I told myself that I gotta stay strong and eat my morning cereal... Right now, the devilish little pink box is looking at me. 


Interesting Fact


1. The people on my street don't sleep on Saturdays and Sundays. Youpi. They're outside around 8.  
2. I've never see a cloud in San Diego... 


Talk to you soon mother, father, brother, sister, aunt, uncle, grandpas, grandmas, cousins, friends, and you, Bébé. 


Love,
xoxo


MJ the colorful donut.

Beach

Hi mi amors!


Today, my family asked me to skip class to go to the beach. I told myself that I can only skip school 2 times: this time, and when we leave to go pick up Vinnie (the oldest) to his cinema camp on friday the 5th. We also go to Disneyland this week-end (!!!). 


The Sun Never liked me...


We went to the beach: it was sunny and hot outside. I put my sunscreen, because we don't want to develop skin cancer! You have to believe me: I never put so many times sunscreen. After 1:30, it was sunscreen time. 
But, of course, the sun tricked me and NOW, I have sunburns. I am MAD at him. Stupid sun. But what's weird out my sunburns, it's that they are... kind of... I don't know how to explain them! Let say that I will be shy to show my legs tomorrow...


So, my first sunburns of the summer! Very fun. They just can't live without me, can they?  
So, beside of that, I watch TV today. A LOT of TV. I'm in heaven! I watched 3 episodes of Scrubs, Wipe Out, Two and ½ Man, Super Nanny, a little bit of Step Brothers, etc etc etc. Anthony talked to me about The Office and said it was really good. I know the show, but I never really attend to watch it. I guess I'm going to watch it after all! 


Good night my moons from east! 


Love,
xoxo


MJ the mysterious sunburn who came from nowhere.

First Day Of School

Hello my little sunshines from heaven!


School part


Today was my VERY first day of school.
I had 3 classes: Grammar III and double GeUpper Intermediate.
Grammar III: we are doing the "will" "is going to", and their contraction. So, now, try to say "Bob'll". Sounds like bubble. My partner and I laugh so hard at this. 
GeUpper Intermediate: This class is so FUN! My teach, Donri Roberson, aka Mister D, is really cool! When he came to pronounce my name, he said: "Ok... so... um... Mary-Jowellhfejkfnlkdsf".  
- Hum, MJ.
- What? Just MJ?
- Well, yes. MJ is simpler. You can't even pronounce it so...
- Oh, sorry mademoiselle from Quebec! Marie-Joëlle. I stayed in Quebec for 8 years. Je sais un peu de français. I used to play football there. Câlice, Tabarnack, esti."
He's so funny. When he asked me questions about myself, he was like: "If you had 1 000 000$, what would you do with it?" or "Do you have a boyfriend? Do you want one? Why?"


So, to resume, I think I'm going to like my 6 weeks here. :)
The staff at school is really nice and helpful.


Family part


We went to see Joey's (the youngest) baseball game. It reminded me Gabe's hockey games. It was fun to watch. Joey's really good! They won the game, and if they win the next 2 games, they're going to the championship! Danny (the one in the middle) said that Joey's team will never gonna make it to the championship. So, Lydia (mother) said that if Poway Baseball team win the next 2 matches, Danny has to kiss Joey's toes after the second game. 
They're so funny. (:


Tomorrow, I only have 1 class of 1:30. Yessir.


Love,
xoxo


MJ the new baseball fan

4th of july

From now on, I will write in English. Yes, I will. Yes yes yes yes yes I will!


4th of July.
My family and I had a BBQ with Luisa and 2 of her friends, that I can't say their names because... I don't know their names! I just know that they are from Colombia and one of them was... 33. 
I played in the pool with Vinnie, Danny and Joey. It was really fun! We had balloons and we filled them with water. It was cool 8-) .
We ate hamburgers and hot-dogs, and after, we went to see the fireworks. We didn't see much. We just took a spot in a church parking lot and trees were in the way. Not cool. But we could see them anyway. We were on the top of the truck. :)


After, when we came home, we watched Family Guy... haha. This show doesn't make any sense. It's so funny. We have can watch it in Canada, but I never watched it. 


That's it for the 4th of July. 


Now, go to sleep. It's 2 in the morning for you!


Love
xoxo


MJ the English writer

EF San Diego School

Hey les amigos!


Ce matin, j'ai pu dégusté une BOOONNE gaufre avec MON sirop d'érable (yep) and I'm off to school. La première journée est la journée la plus longue. On reçoit des infos et on meet du new people. Petit tour du campus, après on reçoit d'autres infos, blablabla. Finalement, on va manger à la cafétéria. Beaucoup de hamburgers et de frites. J'ai opté pour le côté santé: salade avec des légumes, alors que tout le monde se bourre la face de frites pis de fried chicken. J'ai été sage, et je ne vais pas changer mes habitudes de gymnaste!  
Nous sommes allées faire un tour de San Diego rapide:

Mount Soledad

Mount Soledad
Montagne où nous pouvons observer San Diego de pas mal tous les angles. C'est très beau, et le gazon passe du beige, au vert pâle, au vert extrêmement... vert. Ce haut de montagne est pour les personnes qui ont aidé durant la guerre. Une grosse croix blanche est installée en haut. C'est très beau la vue. 


Seaport Village
Endroit où on peut acheter de la crème glacée et des t-shirts I <3 San Diego. C'est cute. Il y a des fontaines un peu partout. J'ai pris une photo avec un monsieur qui se prenait pour Johnny Depp ou si vous préférez: Jack Sparrow! 


Moment bizarre
Des filles ben ben normales m'ont demandé si j'avais du temps pour qu'elles m'informent sur les esprits et d'autres affaires bizarres. J'ai dit que non, j'étais pas intéressée. Ici, on peut dire: WTF?


Je me suis faite une amie: Fernanda qui vient du Brésil. Très gentille. 
La fille qui est dans ma chambre est super drôle! :)
Tout le monde comprend pas pourquoi je suis à EF. Ils disent que je parle super bien anglais. Je suis si contente!


Tonight: BBQ with the DeMaria family, the best family EVER!


See you soon!


Love
xoxo


MJ qui est en Intermédiaire avancé en anglais!

Aéroport SAN: l'aventure

Trajet San Francisco - San Diego: 1h. Okay. Pire place du monde, mais c'est ok. Ici je parle littéralement de l'endroit où est la place (chinois qui cogne des clous à côté de moi ...).


Arrivée saine et sauve! Mais les péripéties s'enchaînent l'une après l'autre: je trouve pas le gars de EF! Merde merde merde! Je fais le tour de mon terminal, et je décide finalement après plusieurs vas et viens que je devrai peut-être appeler le numéro d'urgence de EF. Ça c'est réglé. Le gars est arrivé, tout joyeux (sérieux, il était nice le gars de 22 ans :D ). Il se sentait vraiment coupable. Encore une fois, alors que je dis que je viens de Montréal, je reçois la face de "HEIN? Tu viens du Canada et tu parles pas anglais?". J'ai expliqué notre joyeuse histoire québécoise et il a compris. Il a même dit que je parlais mieux anglais que lui (il est de NY... okkkk...). 


Bon, finalement, il m'a mis dans une caravane, et j'ai parcouru les autoroutes (WOW QU'ELLES SONT BELLES!) de San Diego. À date, j'aime bien ce que j'ai vu de la ville. Je suis dans ma famille en ce moment. Ils sont super fins et je suis avec une colombienne qui s'appelle Luisa. Demain, elle va me montrer San D. et on va revenir avec ses amies qu'elle s'est fait à l'école et on va faire un BBQ pour le 4th of july. 


Bon, c'est pas mal ça... je vous aime tous!


Love
xoxo


MJ l'émerveillée   

When Mary met the airport… alone.

Bon, par où commencer? 

J’arrive à ma gare… il me reste environ 30 minutes avant de partir, et j’ai VRAIMENT FAIM. Alors je vais au Starbucks à côté de ma gare. J’attends, j’attends et j’attends, parce que la ligne, elle était longue, parce que le monde la première chose qu’ils voient quand ils vont vers leur gare, même si elle est super loin, c’est le fameux Starbucks Coffee. Je prends un yogourt parfait. C’est alors que j’entends: “Dernier appel pour le vol en direction de San Francisco!” Évidemment, je capote tout de suite. J’ai JAMAIS mangé aussi vite de ma vie.

Arrivée dans l’avion, je suis au hublot, et les deux personnes sont déjà assises. “Sorry, sorry, scuse me, sorry, thank you”.  Je suis à côté d’un monsieur anglophone et la madame à sa droite a les lèvres pas trop trop naturelles. Après quelques signes des bras de la part de nos agents de bord, on décolle. Surprise! J’ai le “entertainment” que je voulais: la tv tactile! J’ai parcours pas mal et j’ai écoute A.I.: Artificial Intelligence, que j’avais manqué en anglais en 4ème secondaire car j’étais absente. C’est creepy comme film…! Après, j’ai écouté Rango (avec la voix de Johnny Depp). C’était vraiment bon! (Camine, il y avait le film CHICKEN RUUUUUUN! HAHA)

Après avoir survolé les montagnes blanches et les ptits bouts de désert, on atterrit, et lorsqu’on atterrit à l’aéroport de San Franscico, on dirait qu’on va amerrir. Sérieux! J’ai eu une de ses peurs! (Camine, tu avais raison, c’est proche de l’eau!)

Comme je le disais, j’arrive à SFO et c’est là que je me perds. J’ai parlé avec une personne pour m’aider: une madame indienne qui parle anglais (youpi). Ne vous inquiétez  pas, je suis à ma gare saine et sauf, en avance en plus! Il est 15h23 à la maison, ici il est 12h23. J’ai pas dîner et j’ai mangé vite vite mon déjeuner. J’ai pas faim! C’est fou! Je me suis bourrée au verre d’eau dans mon premier avion!

Je vous laisse, je rentre bientôt! La suite, ce soir.

Love

Xoxo

MJ la voyageuse joyeuse et stressée, mais pas trop.

1er juillet, still Montreal

C'est le temps des bagages! Yéééé.
On a toujours de la difficulté à faire nos bagages. Une chose qui est sûr, c'est qu'on va oublier quelque chose! Au moins une petite affaire. C'est frustrant, surtout quand tu t'en aperçois quand on vient de partir (le nombre de fois qu'on partait en Floride et rendu sur le Métropolitain: «LA CAMÉRA! ON A OUBLIÉ LA CAMÉRA!»).


On se fait des listes qu'on amène à destination pour que quand on a fini notre séjour et qu'on "repack", on fait l'inventaire de nos bagages pour savoir si on a tout tout tout. Bizarrement, cette liste servira seulement une fois. On est ben trop paresseux de refaire l'inventaire de nos bagages!


Ce voyage va être "epic" (les filles, celle-là est pour vous).


Love,
xoxo


MJ la bagagineuse.