Strikes & Disneyland Paris

I think it was last Thursday when it started, I just finished lunch and was going back for an evening class of History, having an extra hour because our French teacher wasnt here again. So I was walking to school and out the front of the gates where you walk through, there would have been only about 80 odd guys at this stage there (80 being the norm amount before school starts) and I went over talking to a group of friends and waited for the bell to ring so the gates would open.

Then a group of older guys stood in front of the gate so nobody could get through. They then went on to grab the largest bins they could find..rolled them over and put them in front of the gates. Then came the chanting..then more people came,.. then scooter's and motorbike's with the horns going off...then flying objects.. I then thought we mightn’t have school today. So this went on for an hour. I wouldn’t have an idea of how many people where there but it was all over the strikes that have been going on about the government wanting people to work long and retire at an older age. Unfortunately I didn’t get a video on my camera so I cant upload it but I can show you on my phone when I get back.

Mostly girls making all the noise.

There have been reports on Australian news so keep an eye out.

I've only had one hour of maths so far this week.

It happened again today. A couple of guy's got together, walked over to the gates and stood together so no one could get through. Didn’t wait around to see if it got to the same amount of roitness as last week but im shore i will hear about it tomorrow.

The first day it happened it was cool...didn’t have to go to school. But now its just annoying, i run out of things to do. I have had to wake up at 6:30 to be at school by 8 and every day we havent had school. But I have a two week holiday coming up after this one so I will have the chance to have some sleep in's there.

Saturday the 16th,

I had another early wake up at 4:45 today. Jumped on a 3 hour train ride up to Paris to go to Disneyworld with STS. Had a nap and listened to mumford and sons because it reminded me of Marty Clarke.

I then walked up the stairs where I met with the rest of the French exchangers. I met up with one of the girls Roosa who is from Finland that I met in one of the area rep meetings we have once a month. The group walked through the Disneyland entry and made our way onto Space Mountain. Disneyland is BLOODY MASSIVE.  We had these fastpass tickets so we didnt have the normal hour waiting in line every time. So it was only a 15min wait until we were on the ride so that gave us a minute to meet everybody else from different places around the world. then went onto different attractions and then eventually got to lunch.

I have no idea what the Disneyworld like is in the US but in Paris it wasnt about the big rides, more about the sights and smells. So it is very different to Dreamworld or Movieworld. 

They had role plays going on all the way through the day, It was half in French and half in English which was a bit weird because it would take me a while to reslise they were actually speaking in English.

It's all a bit of a blurry really, we had around 7 to 8 hours there and didnt even see half of the park I dont think, would love to go back but..might see how I go.

Then got back on the train that would take me back to Marseille St Char train station. I then went and sat with Roosa, Elodie and Anton. We had a couple of hours to pass so after me trying to explain aussie rules again.. we then got onto the Finnish language.

Starting off with asking how to say hello then blossomed into an extensive chat with Anton who gave me an insight into the way Finnish language runs.

All up it was a really good day.

hopefully we will have more STS days planned for the future

sleeping beautys castle

The boys checking everything out

Jeremy trying to figure out how to get up and see sleeping beauty....

When the strikes happen, alot of people dont go to work...because they are striking. So not many busses run,  most of the shops around our block dont open, and the runbbish doesnt get picked up. So at the moment there is 839 043 peoples worth of rubish sitting on the street. 

Somehow I dont think the government is going to win this one.