This morning, I went to town, just like any other school day... Went to my phonetics one-on-one, and then a boring orientation meeting... After that, Jennifer (who is from Shelley, Idaho) and I went for a little walk. We went to the Leclerc (big shopping center with a supermarket) to find food but didn't see anything we wanted, so we walked to the Carrefour (which is also a supermarket but has a smaller shopping center attached to it) and split a pizza at the pizza place there. It was really good. Then Jennifer and I were talking about Paris and London and traveling, and we decided to go find Teresa. We didn't end up finding her, so we sat in the Faculté des Lettres building and talked until I had to leave for class and she left with some others to go to a flea market.
Class was alright, we're talking about Tristan and Isolde right now, the original French version, so that's fine. After class, Stephanie and I took the bus downtown and went to try to find Jennifer, but she never showed up. It was a little early for dinner (6pm in France is too early. Shops aren't open yet) so we walked down towards the castle and then from there down to the river and then to this little park to look at the pretty bridge. Then we hiked back up. It was a long walk and took quite a bit of time but it was nice. After that, we went back to look for where the kebab place was supposed to be but we didn't see it. We thought we'd stop at the crêpe place since we were headed that way but they were closed on Mondays (as many places in France are). So we wandered a bit instead and happened along this little Sandwicherie on a little side road.
This sandwich shop smelled so amazing that we just had to go there. It was a tiny shop and we wanted to sit inside so we grabbed a small table near the kitchen area, and we placed our order to a lady who appeared to be the only one running the place. For six euros, I got a plate with my Croque Monsieur sandwich (I had yet to try one) and a huge pile of fries and a salad. And then Stephanie and I split a crêpe for dessert and had a small cup of hot chocolate each. It was a delicious meal, and such a small, friendly place. As we got up to leave, the 3 ladies at the other table plus the lady running the place started talking to us and asking questions, so we stood there for a bit talking to them. The whole experience in this little shop was great, and we will definitely be returning there.
At the end of the night I took a taxi home, because it was probably around 10pm. It's not cheap to take a taxi at night, of course, but the buses stop at 8 and there's no way I'm walking home in the dark by myself... Either way, the taxi driver was pretty nice too.
And the very last thing about today that was nice was the weather. It rained a bit, and it was nice and cool, which was such a nice contrast to the heat and humidity we've been having. Besides, I got to use my purple umbrella.
A little note to my mother about the whole care package thing we discussed: I could use a bottle of my favorite shampoo, conditioner and soap. I suppose I could buy those things here but I like what I use! I still have some left over for now that will do, but more would be nice. Love you!
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