Quick update.....
I can now say I have gotten locked inside a school. Just because I stayed after class, and no one was smart enough to peruse the hallways before giving the janitor the 'all clear'. Good to know my school is being run by capable human beings.
I, of course, had to check all the doors before deciding to yell and scream while pounding on the glass doors like some wild ape in a zoo. I still don't have a phone at this time (but that will be rectified tomorrow.... when all the shops are open) so I was debating on commandeering some pamphlets to make an S.O.S. sign. A smoke signal even crossed my mind. I had my computer so I managed to get online and notify a couple people of my predicament. I asked for the site director's number, although I doubt she could have done much. I tried a button that read ouvert porte but I apparently didn't press it long enough the first time. So I continued to bang on the doors like a savage. After running around parts of the building where I suspected people might still be, I went back to try the button again. After the click, I thought I might as well give the door another try. The button was just far enough away to make it awkward to open the door and hold down the button at the same time. It took me a couple tries to get the timing right, but in the end I managed to escape relatively unharmed (except for maybe psychologically). I say I overrode the lock. Much cooler than, " I pressed a button and opened a door".
I never knew my study abroad experience in France would include trying to free myself from a form of prison that many students see school as. France, you are full of surprises.
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