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Stomach is somewhat better today. I ate a real meal for the first time last night…though today I’ve stuck to fruit and plain pasta. Two more days and I will be home. It’s hot here today…glad to be keeping cool indoors and relaxing. I need to re-pack my suitcase tonight…tomorrow morning is going to be […]
Warning: This post is whiny. I apologize in advance. Yesterday afternoon I ate a piece of delicious steak. It was a little on the rare side for France’s standards, meaning in the US it was nearly raw. I didn’t think until after…”Hmm. Maybe I shouldn’t eat raw meat in a foreign country.” And so […]
I have arrived in Toulouse, France’s 4th largest city. I had a little trouble finding Amadeo at the train station, but all is well now. I met Amadeo’s friend, Laura, and we walked around Toulouse and had ice cream before dinner. The city is huge, and every time I turn a corner there is another […]
Tonight is my last night in Pau! I finished up school today with my Haitian history exam which was way easier than most exams I’ve ever taken. (Organic Chemistry II, anyone?) I resisted the urge to nap after school and started watching a movie and packing…a grander endeavor than I imagined. I’m about 80% done, […]
(I think on my last few posts I got off on my day count…anyway, I checked and I have, in fact, been here for 26 days.) Today was a relaxing day. I ate at a quaint little French restaurant without a menu. You paid a flat rate and the chef served you several courses of […]
The weather in Pau has not been nice lately! This is not the south of France I have come to love. Yesterday I was tired and homesick and all I wanted to do was come home…but today I took a nice long nap and after dinner I realized how much I’m going to miss my […]
Today was a fun day. 🙂 I went to a chocolate/jam/sweets factory/museum/store with USAC, then made pasties for my family. It was a huge success! I made 10, 8 were eaten at dinner and Jean Baptiste has already reserved the other 2 for lunch tomorrow. I didn’t get to take my daily nap today, so […]
Today was another long Tuesday of class. Carolyn and I gave our presentation on former Haitian president Rene Preval, and we started another movie in my French class. It’s called Madame Irma, and it’s kind of like a French version of Mrs. Doubtfire. No subtitles on this one, but my listening skills are getting so […]
Today was a lazy day. I woke up really early (7am) to talk to Alex after his friend’s wedding, then went back to sleep for what felt like 10 minutes but was really almost 4 hours. I would probably have adjusted to the time change by now if I didn’t insist on being awake at […]