La semaine infernale

So, it's pretty boring here most of the time. The week days aren't so bad because I have 3 scheduled classes to eat up my day, but the weekends are horrendous. To make matters worse, my newfound paranoia of insects is impeding me from going to the beach... or anywhere that involves spending any amount of time outside. So I'm pretty much stranded here on campus. At least I have a book and a coffee shop, but there is no way I am EVER coming back to this place without a car. EVER.
Here's a run-down of this week's events. Earlier in the week the musical group Le Grand Derangement came and played for us. They are an extremely well-known Acadian group who have played all over the world. Their music is very similar to Newfoundland music, except they have a traditional Acadian dancer. Here are some pictures from the show:

                     

                                     

On Friday evening we went to an outdoor picnic area near the beach where they cook up fresh seafood and desserts. I tried lobster for the first time and it's disgusting!! The next day we returned to the same place where they have a little Acadian market. It's really sweet. I bought some homemade socks and a few other things. Here's the socks:

Last night we had a Soiree Hawaiien. It was pretty good. I had one drink and was ready for bed, haha. Here are some pictures from that:

And finally, if you'd like to see some pictures of the horrors I've been living through this past week take a look at the pictures below. I do warn you though, they aren't pretty!

These bites are on my elbow. There's some big mosquitos here that we don't get in NL.

Rash on my foot that's really my own fault. This appeared after I went to the beach and was digging my feet in the sand.

Difficult to see in this picture, but there are three large bites on my foot and they itch like crazy.

Big ol' mosquito bite on the side of my foot.

There's the run-down of my week. Needless to say I can't wait to get back to NL. The only redeeming part of this trip is that I get to speak French all the time, and that's the only thing I enjoy.