Having a great time here...took Celia (no accents, Mom, b/c I found a way to change the keyboard to American which literally is five times as fast) to her first day of school which was very fun and cute...all the French kids with their books, backpacks, dressed up. Celia is a completely different person at school. Like totally different kid. At home she's outgoing, shows off, dances promiscuously, kisses me all the time, wears elaborate fairy costumes; whereas at school she's very shy and timid and had to be told to say hi to her classmates and friends!
Went to a grocery store, bought an umbrella which I forgot, went to the equivalent of Dick's sporting goods (be jealous Dad!) with Nicolas (not Nicolai, Mom) where we saw the water park (in Paris!).
Some highlights/funny stories:
- Nicolas teaching me how to pronounce escargot not like Americans always do (if you say it like the word "car" you're wrong)
- Celia (the little 4 year old girl) saying "Est-ce que they have any water to drink" at the orthodontist's office" (For kk, John, Joel, Chris, Keith, Sean, Kelly, Ben, Aaron, and any other francophone friends of mine. If you're not franocophone, don't you feel left out after all these people who get why this is so funny?!?! i.e. Take French!!!)
- Learning French orthodontist vocabulary at the orthodontist's
- Lisa teaching me how to eat the proper European way
- Discussuing the intracacies of French wine and cheese with Eric
- Seeing a woman in a ground-level store trying on skimpy lingerie in front of the window
- Trying to explain to Nicolas why I wouldn't buy a speedo when shopping for a bathing suit (which I forgot). This ultimately proved to be unsuccessful...he's not convinced and doesn't understand why I think it's weird.
- Sampling gorgonzola, Roquefort and Stilton tonight with cream (sweet) Sherry.
- Salade au chèvre chaud (salad with warm goat cheese on top)...incroyable!
7 comments:
i get the joke too, dummy. maybe that french kid is cuter than my chinese kids. they are like 3, and i'm convinced they'd only be cute if i could COMMUNICATE to them. too young, too young. jealous of your cheese. are you jealous that i've had rice for the past 32030203 meals? but, my new staple is cucumbers marinated in vinegar, soy sauce, and a drop of sesame oil.
I hope that you are recording all the recipes and fine dining that you will be creating for us when you return to the US of A. Can't wait to see your new speedo, actually, or is it can't wait to see you in your new speedo because we know you want to be just like the suave French men...
and when do we start seeing some pictures?
haha i said that i didnt get one...i just couldnt convince nicolas why i didnt wanna get one.
and hopefully pictures soon once i have internet on my own computer...hoepfully once i get to grenoble
fait-le!!! il faut que tu portes le speedo!!!!!!! c'est mon histoire préfèrée jusqu'à maintenant.
Shouldn't you be updating more frequently?
"If you're not franocophone, don't you feel left out after all these people who get why this is so funny?!?! i.e. Take French!!!)"
Haha, YOU WOULD say this!!!
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