Last Tuesday (over a week ago already! Ack!) we had a Language Lunch. My group ate at Les 2 Suds, in the Espace Van Gogh.

Here, “cake” is a savory dish.

And tiramisu. Yum!

On Tuesday, we had a movie night at the Center. We watched “Intouchables” and “Le Dîner de cons.” I enjoy both of these movies, and I think the students did as well.

For Wednesday’s Language Lunch, my group ate at Mon Bar, in the Place du Forum.

A delicious caramel pear dessert:

On Wednesday afternoon, we went across the street to the Théâtre Antique. It’s a Roman theater that was built over 2000 years ago and is still used for performances!
We got to stand on the stage, then go up to the top of the seats. There used to be more columns forming the wall behind the stage, and the seating used to go higher.

Our amazing guide, Nathalie, explained the symbolism in the stone carvings and the names of all the parts of the structure. If you look closely, you can see fossils in the limestone. Many buildings in Arles are built out of limestone that comes from local quarries.

After the tour of the theater, Nathalie, had us try to guess how Romans would dress. We didn’t manage very well on our own!

One class talked about stereotypes about France, and then one student added a cat.