Tout le monde

I've been in Strasbourg for over five months now. Some things/people/opinions have changed since I last wrote about the people here, so I'll just make a new round:

Olivier: I still get the feeling that he doesn’t like me too much sometimes, but otherwise he’s a cool guy to have as a boss. I couldn’t say I really communicate to him a lot though…

Roland: he’s continually funny. It wouldn’t be the same without him and to be honest – I’d prefer to have him in charge here. He’s all chill and baila guy and doesn’t take it personally when we make fun of him. He doesn’t love working here too much, so he’s trying to make the dull stuff as amusing as possible.

Virginie: is replacing Audrey. I really like her, she is all about irony and that’s just too funny. Of course, she herself always stays serious. She has helped me a lot with the work and all (moral support), a very professional person, highly educated as well.

Eric B: replacing Aleks. He worked here some years ago and is being really active in organising ateliers and stuff. He is a very nice and friendly guy, but sometimes weird. He asks a lot of questions and tends to take everything personally. And as Marvin said: “He gays on me”… but then again maybe it’s just his paranoia because Eric has a wife and two kids. You never know...

Eric S: still our tutor with whom I don’t really communicate all that much. I get my real support from other people I guess…

Steffi: unfortunately just lately left Strasbourg to continue her studies. She is sooo funny, the way she laughs and everything. We had a huge, you could say – massive – good-bye party organised for her. It’s kind of quiet here without her…

Marvin: what would I do without him?! He is still my best friend out of all the people here. If I have a problem I go to him. If I like or don’t like someone I tell him about it. We mostly share the same opinions about things and people, so making jokes about "things" is our daily routine. We talk about everything, we have parties together, we break the rules together etc. He can sometimes be a really typical guy, but it is mostly forgivable so I don’t really mind.

Keiko: I am so SO sorry for making fun of her before getting to know the real person behind all the weirdness. I just love her, she is so great! She’s really funny and she always says what she means and on top of everything she’s just too nice. She is not afraid of responsibility and organising things, plus she has a great sense of humour. I have learned a lot about Japan from her, including some vocabulary. How could I have been so wrong about her!!! Keiko is great :)

Diana: our Spanish girl who is doing her Erasmus program here. She came and immediately won everyone’s hearts – a really sweet and nice person, easy to get along with. Marvin has special feelings for her (can’t blame him) and she is sometimes our co-conspirator in braking the rules business.

Anna: oh, we could write a book about her, Marvin and I. It would be a grosely funny one. “The thing”, that’s how we call her (le truc de merde). She is getting worse and worse, I think I’m gonna have to dedicate a whole another chapter to her and all the thingy-things. She is the only person that hasn’t really integrated into our group so far and I know more and more people who don’t like her. Strange thing. Gollum.

Chun-Yu: the new Chinese girl, replacing Xiang-Yan since January. She has been here for over a month and I know nothing about her. A rather non-social specie… She doesn’t speak French too well and always says “pardon” for not knowing how to express herself. If we offer her something she usually answers “no merci” in a rather grumpy manner.

Szofia (Sophie): the new Hungarian girl who’s replacing Steffi. She arrived not so long ago and doesn’t speak a lot of French yet, so I haven’t talked to her a lot. But she seems cool and funny, plus she’s the only person who is making an effort to clean our salon, that’s already a plus :)

Mme Perrin: our "landlady" who also lives in the shool with her husband. We call her the Fridge-Bitch because we suspect that she is stealing food from our fridges; and Chuppa-Chups because she is short and small with an unproportionally large head. She is the factor that stops us from enjoying the utter greatness of life and freedom here. I guess she will need an extra column as well.

Fred, PolM and Annabelle: the three students that we (Marvin and I) have become good friends with. We do stuff together outside school (sometimes inside, which is actually a big no-no), that mostly includes heavy drinking. Thanks to them I actually have a life outside this damned place. Thanks guys! If someone in charge would find out that we're hanging out with them it could be big trouble, so don’t tell anyone ;)

I guess that shortly describes everyone I'm more or less in contact with (living/working/having fun together). Closer thingy descriptions coming soon...

PS: some new photos are now up in pilt.ee