9:45 AM, arrivée sur le campus.
_ Hello. I am an International student and I am looking for the office for international programs.
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_ Oh, great! Thank you.
_ Ah, ha.
10:32 AM, nord est du centre Cesar Chavez.
_ Hello. I am an international student and I am looking for the 'registrar', or anything that sounds like this and would help me to pay my tuition fees...
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_ Waow, thanks a lot!
_ Ah, ha.
11:55, seul et isolé, hors du plan.
_ Excuse me sir: I am looking for the Humanities building and I just cannot find it on the map...
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_ Yeah, French...
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_ Yesterday.
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_ Oh yes, completly exhausted...
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_ okay... Thanks a lot!
_ Ah, ha.
2:26 PM, bookstore, textbooks floor, étagères du département de français numérotées FR 101 à FR 855. Elle me regarde depuis trois minutes, soit 180 secondes et me parle enfin.
_ Hey!
_ hi!
_ Are you taking French class?
_ Yes.
_ What level?
_ Graduate.
_ Waow...impressive!! So maybe you can help me. I am looking for the textbooks of FR 475 and just cannot find it. It is something like 'Alcohol' by 'Appolinear'...or something I just cannot really remember...
_ here it is. it was hidden behind the Italian novels...
_ Oh great! But you have an accent, where are you from?
_ From France.
_ Oh okay. Well thanks for your help.
_ Ah, ha.
_ Sorry?
_ I mean... you're welcome. (Putain! pourquoi ça marche pas quand c'est moi qui le fais???)