strike, what?

I am sitting in the school computer lab half an hour before class starts without a legitimate reason for being here...except for the fact that there was supposed to be a huge TCL strike today (public transportation system). I am so disappointed! I thought there were going to be loads of people, packed away like sardines, on the trains and people walking to work and school, and even taking out all of the rental bikes around the city. But.....no. I had the breeziest trip ever to school. The trains were not congested AT ALL and I was actually able to sit down on both of the trains (what? this never happens). We left an hour early assuming it would take the entire time or possibly more. Oh well, better safe than sorry.

One of the most striking things (no pun intended) I've found about the French way of life is their keyboard. It's pretty amusing. For a minute, I'll type away like I would on a normal, American keyboard and you'll be able to see the stark differences.

HHello: ?y nq,e is Qllison Rhee: I ql fro, the United Stqtes of Q,ericq qnd q, studying qbroqd for q se,ester in Lyon: I love it in Frqnce so fqr: Itùs q greqt experience qnd I q, leqrning so ,uch qbout the culture: I q, here for q totql of ' ,onths; but hqlf the ti,e is qlreqdy gone; and it ,qkes ,e reqlly sqd thinking qbout it: But qnyzqys; enough of this code lqnguqge; I zill trqnslqte this code bqck to nor,ql:

Translation: My name is Allison Rhee. I am from the United States of America and I'm studying abroad for a semester in Lyon. I love it in France so far. It's a great experience and I am learning so much about the culture. I am here for a total of 4 months, but half the time is already gone, and it makes me really sad thinking about it. But anyways, enough of this code language. I will translate this code back to normal.

Crazy differences. I thought I would never be able to type quickly on this thing, but after a French essay I had to write the other day, it's become a new skill of mine. That would be pretty impressive on a resume, no?
Skills: Expert at typing on a French keyboard
I'm kidding. C'est une blague :)

Zell; off to clqss I go1
(Well, off to class I go!)