Play it, Sam

Let me say one thing... I love snow! I didn't have school Wednesday because it snowed like less than an inch. And today there was no school again. And tomorrow, Friday, there's no school for me! All because there are no buses. Even though the streets are clear and have like no snow on them. But hey I'm not complaining. It's like living in Washington D.C. or something. If it were like this in Bay Village, we would get like 30 snow days per year. As it is we can only have 5 in Bay. So far in France I have had 4 and it's only the beginning of January!
On Wednesday I slept in until like 12, and then packed all of my possessions into three big suitcases, two boxes, and a few other bags. Yes, that's a lot of stuff. My advice to anyone considering becoming an exchange student who may be reading this (probably no one, but whatever): Do Not Bring Too Much Stuff With You To Wherever You Go. You will end up buying stuff in the country you go to and you WILL NOT have room for everything when you go home. It will end up costing a fortune to get everything back.
Anyway, after sleeping in on Wednesday, I watched my favorite movie, Casablanca. I watched it in English with French subtitles because I absolutely refuse to listen to a French person's voice in place of Humphrey Bogart's. Who, by the way, maybe was born on Christmas Day in 1899, or else January 23, 1899 because some people think Warner Bros. made up Bogie's birthday to make him seem even cooler than he already was. So they don't know for sure. He also was expelled from Yale for throwing the headmaster into a pond. And he had to wear three-inch blocks attached to his shoes for some scenes in Casablanca because Ingrid Bergman was taller than him. And Bogart was the one who added the "kid" to "Here's looking at you, kid". They say you learn something new everyday, so there you go.
So where was I? Oh yeah, watching Casablanca. If you've never seen this movie, drive to Blockbuster or Hollywood video and rent it. Or just go to Best Buy and buy it like I did... sure it'll cost you 25-30 dollars, but you'll want to watch it again and again. Probably. Unless you don't have a taste in film, and if so I can't help you there. I said that I put the French subtitles on? They made me really angry. "Here's looking at you, kid", which is arguably the best movie line of all time, was translated to "à toi, ma cherie". Which means "to you, my dear". As if that wasn't bad enough, they CHANGED THE LINE so that the last time Humphrey Bogart says it, it was "Bonne Chance, ma petite". Which is basically "Good luck, my dear" instead of "Here's looking at you, kid". Seriously.
But really, on a scale of one to five stars, five being the best, I'd give that movie a 10. It's that good. Of course it doesn't involve high-speed car chases or stupid humor, so if you're into that stuff, then you won't like it. The lines are just so good. Like "Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the countries in all the world, she walks into mine" and of course "Play it, Sam" and "Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship".
Okay, I know this blog is called "Halle in France" and not "A Tribute to Casablanca". But it's my blog after all.
Well, tomorrow is Friday and I have no school, so that means I have a three-day weekend. à bientot à tous!