Saturday, September 5, 2009

No Longer in Fudge Land Now Cheese Land!!

September 3, 2009

While not technically in France, on my plane ride over I managed to talk my parents into picking up Thai food for me so that I wouldn’t be subjected to the goo they call food on the airlines. I had wonderful fried rice with tofu, and probably the spiciest thing I will be eating for a while. On the plane I sat next to a very talkative, but also very sleepy Nigerian born-U.K. raised-Chicago citizen on his way to the Ukraine for school. After he had fallen asleep, I amused myself with many videos before falling asleep myself. I was woken up to the cabin lights suddenly turning on, along with a loud announcement that breakfast would soon be served.

September 4, 2009

Breakfast was the worst looking breakfast sandwich I had ever seen, along with a semi frozen banana. After we got off the plane, everyone decided to get coffee and a real breakfast, mine consisted of sliced fruit. Then we found our gate for the connection to Clermont-Ferrand. Nervously talking amongst ourselves, I started to get the jitters about my host family. Up until this point I had heard nothing from them. The ride in was interesting to say the least. I fell asleep for the majority of the flight, but work up in time for landing over Clermont. The landing could have been smoother, but for a 30 passenger plane it wasn’t too bad. Everyone got their bags (nothing got lost!) and then we set off to find our host families, when in actuality they found us. It was organized chaos with everyone saying the American name, and butchering it. Again, no one in France can pronounce my name, but I will make do. Anyway, I had a lovely ride home with my host mother and I found out I am living basically in the center of the city! It’s so amazing, before dinner she took me around town to show me the highlights of the city. She is so nice, and loves to knit as well! Finally dinner tonight consisted of spaghetti with a tuna sauce, wonderful non-pasteurized blue cheese and cherries, and of course bread. I now know why I put myself through all the anxiety. The cheese was amazing, and I know where to get more! Before dinner was over, my French sister offered that I should cook American food for them some night if I liked to cook so much. To which I replied, there’s a McDonald’s down the street if she wants “American” food. We laughed, and I thought of my gift, and when to give it to this wonderful family, whom I still have more people to meet!


September 5, 2005
I have found internet! My host mother does not know the code for "le wifi" so, I am in a park in Clermont, soaking up the sun and on the internet, isn't life grand? I got complimented on my french today by my host mother and sister. I still have not met my host father, but if he is as nice as the other two, I feel this will be a good adventure that will go quickly. Breakfast was simple, toasted baguettes and butter, lunch was oddly american, and I'm not sure if they did it for my benifit or not. I live with a familiy that has a deep fryer, how very unfrench if i do say so myself. So we had french fries (frozen, not homemade) and a gourmet type burger, very strange. Anyway we all went shopping at this huge store, larger than any wal-mart or k-mart or target that I've ever seen. I was able to get my school supplies, eventhough I do not know what I will be needing. Anyway, classes start on Monday and I'm not sure what I'll be doing tomorrow. I'm sure my host mother has told me, but I've forgotten. Hopefully I will have time to be able to get out and explore the city, it's cool, and I live in the heart of the shopping district. Did I mention, my host mother likes to knit too!

Peace, Love and Good Good Good Food.

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