Pain, not bread!

It's been around a month since I last posted and I have some time today, so I'll write!
School & the class:
School is practically pointless for me, because I understand very little and the teachers expect me know what they are talking about. It's pretty hard to explain to them that I don't know what they are saying during class, in addition to what they are trying to tell me now. My French teacher actually told me that he would give me an easier book to read than the rest of the class, but by the same author. He ended up telling me to read Candide by Voltaire in French! Have you seen the English version!? I have my work cut out for me. Thankfully, once every two weeks, I have a biology class in English and an English language class a couple times every week. English class, right. The teacher is pretty good for a high school English teacher, but that doesn't say very much. As for the students, they are very studious(Imagine that!). They underline words and sentences with rulers, they have multi-colored pens, white-out, and glue handy. It's insane, so I just sit there and free-hand everything. The students are nice, but I'm picking up on the fact that they talk about each other behind their backs a lot. It can be dramatic, but I like watching it unfold- very French. Do not fear, I don't participate(Making us Americans look good). I went to McDonalds with the class the other day and it turns out that they eat SO much. They bought item after item, seeing as a meal wasn't enough. When they finally finished, they said they would have to eat something else at home because they were still hungry! Crazy!
Athletics
I'm starting to run again and I have a bunch of paths I can take. It's really pretty and there are loads of dirt paths with streams. I also went skiing for a week for the first time! I don't feel like elaborating, but it went well! I think the sport is a bit boring though. And guess what?! They have a swing in their yard, which I have been on a million times so far. I just can't resist the urge!
Food:
It's growing on me. I definitely want to emphasize that you should always try things twice! I have tried something and hated it, but tried it again and realized that it tastes better now. So I eat everything, unless it is guacamole! Oh, and cheese is becoming less of an enemy and I look forward eating a new type each day at dinner. Pain(I won't erase it, because I am so happy to realize that I wrote 'pain' instead of 'bread'! 'Pain' is 'bread' in French!!!!) has always been a friend and I eat it 24/7. No complaints there. Oh, and I drink tea all the time, too! And out of a bowl.

In general, I'm getting closer to my family and to the country. It's been over a month, so I'd hope so, but there is a lot more I still need to get used to. I definitely need to become more comfortable with eating when I'm hungry. It's hard understanding when I can have a snack, so I usually stick to eating at meals. Basically, there is a lot I don't understand, but hopefully everything will be cleared up once I improve my French more! Well, anyways, I'm having a great time here and maybe I'll talk about the actual culture soon! But I ran today(with my host mom... and it was hard), so I'm tired. And it's almost dinner time(at 8:00PM), so I'm hungry. Talk soon!