"Are you in need of any assistance today, sir?"

 

I had a great accomplishment this morning.  I peeled my orange in one perfect spiral =)  So proud!  It was the best tasting orange I'd ever eaten.  After that moment, though, I definitely needed assistance for the rest of the day.  Unfortunately for me, I didn't have Russell to assist me, so time to count up the stupid American moments of the day!! =)

Second day of class!  At least it was shorter than the first day.  However, the pop quiz was not cool!  Luckily, it wasn't for a grade, because I epically failed :)  The quiz was about French geography and government…like I know anything about that.  First stupid American moment of the day.

The next stupid American moment of the day wasn't long after that.  I had ordered hot chocolate from the vending machine, and apparently if you recycle the cup in the machine next to the vending machine, you get 10 centimes back.  Well, I couldn't figure out how to work the recycling machine, so I didn't get my 10 centimes back even though I recycled my cup :(  Stupid American moment number two. 

I had to buy housing insurance after class, so I walked into town and pulled on the door of the insurance building.  It wouldn't open.  Assuming that the number on the hours sign that looked like a 4 was actually a 6, I decided to waste time shopping in the area until it was 16h00.  When I returned, I pulled on the door, and it still wouldn't open.  I stood by the door for a good 10 minutes before leaning up against the door and practically falling into the office.  The door didn't pull; it pushed.  Stupid American moment number three.

Hoping that my stupidity was over for the day, I went back to my room and made dinner.   I felt so innovative: I made pasta with nothing but an electric tea kettle and a plate.  Of course, my moment of genius was short-lived when I opened my pasta sauce and immediately remembered, two days too late, that pasta sauce needs to be refrigerated.  Stupid American moment number four.  Luckily I was able to bum some sauce off of my friend so that I wasn't forced to eat dry pasta =)  Apart from my epic orange peeling skills and my innovative cooking techniques, today apparently was not my day.  But at least it makes for a good story =)