Zut Alors!

Eight Baylor students on their way to France! Easy as pie! Not so much! While some of us might have breezed our way through the Visa application process (it must have been the suit and tie!) others have not been nearly as lucky! This morning I received an e-mail from my friend Andrew who will be joining me on this voyage. The e-mail was entitled, "So I'm screwed and Dr. Valahu's out of the country". Dr. Valahu is the Baylor sponsor of the Baylor/Caen exchange program. It seems that my poor friend received an e-mail from the Caen sponsor of the Baylor/Caen exchange program, Eve, telling him that his business classes will begin on January 3rd. This is nice and all, except for the fact that Andrew wasn't anticipating reporting to Caen until January 31st like the rest of us!

Because Andrew is taking business classes instead of French classes, it seems that his program starts a wee-bit earlier than mine. I would envy Andrew for getting to spend more time in France than I, except for the fact that he didn't find out this information until ten days before his new departure date. Because he thought that he had almost a month left to fully prepare for his departure, he had not yet applied for his Visa. This is where the French term "Zut Alors! (D!@# IT!)" comes to mind. While "Zut Alors" isn't exactly considered cursing in French, I guarantee you that Andrew was not thinking French cuss words when he discovered this wonderful information! He now has t-minus 9 days to obtain a Visa, hop a plane, and get his derriere in Caen before the 3rd of January! To top it all off, he must get to the French Consulate in Los Angeles from Colorado Springs to get his Visa. LET THE FLAMING BAGUETTS FLY!