Nasson College - Nugget Yearbook (Springvale, ME)

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study abroad caen 68 green fields . . . valleys . . . stucco houses . . . cows . . . majestic landscapes-little boys helping their fathers work the land. we left the port le havre, we adjusted to the new sensation of solid land under our feet, and now we are in a bus on the way to caen, france, watching the beautiful countryside pass like a dream. the bus is quiet, everyone is weary from long nights and rolling seas. professor strauch has informed us that we are expected to speak french by the end of the program. he has explained the history of caen, acquainting us with the habits of the french, preparing us for our four month stay. the first three weeks in normandy were primarily devoted to adjusting. we saw winos excreting by the side walks, we took showers in little square wooden basins, we partook of ultra-sweet pastries at the local patisseries-and we forgot that we were foreigners in the bars. some of us even exceeded the limits of wisdom and ate the typical normandy meals: beef tongue and intestines. adjusting for these unfortunate souls was a long, arduous task-even with the numerous varieties of stomach pills provided by mr. strauch. following our three week endurance test, we began to realize that france was quite a country. certainly professor strauch helped influence our opinions. we all shared in a sophisticated wine tasting gathering-meant of course to indoctrinate us to the more difficult french habits and to fill us with a significant part of french culture. and we were filled! at first we gave careful appraisals of each different wine-by the last glass, our words were merely jumbles, and we departed down the crooked road to our upside-down hotels. our first real insights into the meaning of war-ridden france came with our trip to the normandy beaches. we saw the remains of the great breakwater constructed in june 4, 1944, to protect the allies during one of the most dramatic military feats in history. from the normandy beaches, we went to the american graveyard, one of the 138