The first Saturday September must be the longest Saturday of the year for most French parents. That’s when the “forum des associations” (societies fair) takes place, and you must register to the various activities the children will do outside of school.
So this morning, we went early to the “forum des associations” to have a look around. We already knew what we want to do, so I picked up information for my Breton classes and we did not spend too much time hanging around. But we arrived early and it was already packed. Then, in the afternoon, I went to the music school to confirm the slots chosen for Jean-Baptiste’s Guitar lessons back in June, and choose the best slot for the choir practice. That was awful. I was again early, but there was a lot of waiting and queuing, just to see two teachers for a few seconds.
After a lot of waiting around, I took Maxime to the horse riding club to register him. He’s been wanting to try pony riding for a while now. I’d told him that if he hadn’t changed his mind by the end of the summer, we’d look into it. So he is registered for 10 lessons. I like his independent mind. Some people have tried to persuade him to play football, but he has not bulged and told everyone that pony riding was what he wanted to do.