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Well I'm making a new post, but I don't know what to say.  For one, my host mom decided to experiment with a new soup today and it was extremely delicious.  It was zucchini (like always), tomatoes and mascarpone.  I like creamy tomato soups, so I guess that's why I really liked it....

Yesterday we had a program trip to Saint Bertrand de Comminges.  It's a little tiny town but used to be a big Roman city.  Very interesting place.  From there we went up the road a little to this farm where we had lunch.  It was a five course lunch, and it was very good.  Vegetable soup, then a salad, then rotisserie chicken and roasted potatoes, then cheese, and then an apple tart.  After that we went to the Grottes de Gargas or the caves of Gargas.  At first I was a little unhappy that I forgot my camera, but then they told us there is no photography allowed in the caves, so I didn't care.  The caves were so awesome. I always wanted to explore caves, and it was so neat.  Of course, we took a guided tour and the tour focused on the cave paintings. I didn't really care about the cave paintings, I wanted to explore the cave itself. It's alright though, just from what I could see it was really cool. And very cold and very wet...

Tonight when we were sitting at dinner, Mango (the Maine Coon) walks up to the back window to be let inside. And he has this enormous mouse in his mouth.  He just sits there and looks at us and waits to be let in.  Until he finally leaves and then came back and my host mom lets him in and praises him for being a good mouse hunter.  Then he goes back outside to find his mouse and leave.  Last night, he slept on my bed all night.  And the night before he slept on my tummy. I miss my Jasper.  Mango just isn't Jasper, no matter how hard he tries.

On the other hand, I'll be heading back to the States in exactly one month.