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On saturday Dr. Gregory gave us, his students, something to think about. I can not explain the exercise word for word, but it was something along the lines of entering into an entirely different universe. In this place everything is different and there are beings that are different from us as well. Our job as a class was to think about the actions we would take. Would we utilise those beings or would we befriend those beings. He also wanted us to think about ourselves and who we are are because knowing who we are will help us determine whether are not these supernatural beings are like us.
I immediately paralleled the exercise with this trip abroad. We are in a different country with different people, and different ways of living (culture). To be just a little bit more specific, I paralled  the exercise with my personal experience here. Just like the beings in the lesson presented by Dr. Gregory, the students here are different. Yes there are some things that I have in common with them, but we are still different. I don't find myself exploiting them and I have not yet really befriended any of them. Although it is not purpose, I find myself simply co-habitating. I'm observing my peers in order to survive, happily. I want to know what makes them feel uncomfortable, so I won't do anything to upset them. I want to see there habits so I can determine which habits will clash with mine. In my opinion, and I could be wrong, the other students have had no problem coming in and making this place their home. So I feel like a foreigner not only in France but here at the Chateau; I'm on someone elses soil. That being said, I must respect the norms and customs of this land so that I can survive, happily. None of the students are being mean and nasty, so please don't misunderstand what I am writing. I just have not found my place yet; I haven't quite found a place to plant my "Macy" flag.