I'm sitting here, drinking a glass of wine (okay, technically it's a cup of wine…but at least I'm not just drinking straight from the bottle) and eating some chocolate mousse while deciding what to write for today's blog entry. Clearly life is quite difficult here in France =)
It was super foggy this morning!! I felt like I woke up inside of a cloud!! It was kind of cool, but I definitely haven’t been here long enough to go exploring in the fog by myself :) So it was a pretty uneventful morning.
In the afternoon, we three Americans decided to walk into town again to go to the mall. In France, sales are regulated by the government. January is the month of sales - it's not like in the US where every store has a different sale every weekend. So naturally we decided now would be the best time to go clothes shopping =) Exciting moment: I finally found a jacket! I've been looking for a particular style of jacket for…ever. Who knew all I had to do was fly to Europe to find the jacket I've been looking for? I really hope they open an H&M near my house or school, because that store is amazing. Although I guess the fact that there isn't an H&M anywhere near my house/university is probably a good thing, because I save more money that way =)
I ate Indian food for the first time for dinner tonight. It was very delicious! Probably should have ordered it a bit more spicy, because it was a bit bland to me, but it was still very good. We will probably be going there again sometime during the next 5 months.
Speaking of food…I haven't yet posted anything about the amazing pizzeria we went to yesterday! The restaurant owner was very nice. He spoke to us for a while after hearing us speak English at our table and was interested in our impressions of France as compared to the US. It is very different eating at restaurants here. The owners are much more personable and treat you more like a friend than a patron. It's very nice, in my opinion. Eating out is a social event, not just a means of getting food in my belly =)
Final food update while I try to catch up after not having internet for the first week!!! A couple of days ago, after our placement exam, we found a little brasserie for dinner to celebrate. We may have enjoyed the wine a little bit too much :) One of my friends and I drank Kir: flavored wine. It was delicious, and the best part was the waiter forgot to charge me for mine!! The first drink I’ve ever ordered, and it was free :) Happy days!! We definitely had tons of fun walking back to the bus stop. Note to all of the parents/adults reading: we weren’t actually drunk. One drink for each of us, that’s it, I promise. And we had just as much fun the night before when we didn’t drink anything :) I think we’re all slightly drunk on France!
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