Mes étudiants... and "Chip Chunk"

The students are in the middle of finals, and I'm in the middle of grading their Comparative Tort Law exams.  This is probably the least fun week they will have during their time in France, but I think it's balanced by the great time they have had this summer.  They have fully enjoyed Clermont-Ferrand (everything from zip-lining - with only one injury! - to karaoke to playing soccer and shopping the summer sales), and they have traveled throughout Europe.  They have sipped Bordeaux in Bordeaux, and savored Guinness in the local Irish pub.  They have tried local cheeses and the French version of KFC.  And they have also managed to attend classes and (as far as I can tell) do pretty well on their exams.

Here are some pictures from the "goodbye party":

And then there's Chip Chunk ... not officially a student but an essential part of the students' entourage.  Chip Chunk is a sock monkey who has been traveling with the students.  He has posed for pictures by Europe's most famous landmarks, and has also had his picture taken with wedding parties and supermodels.  So of course he had to attend the "goodbye party."

From left to right: me, Vice-Dean Marie-Elisabeth Baudoin of Universite d'Auvergne, Chip Chunk, and Associate Dean Rosa DuBose of FCSL

Chip Chunk makes law professors tremble in fear!

We were very lucky to have such a good group of students this summer.  I'm looking forward to seeing them in the fall, and I'm curious to see whether Chip shows up in any of my classes.

Now, back to the exams ...

À plus tard!