Je me suis réveillé à 8h00 et pris le petit-déjeuner gratuit par l'hôtel.
This picture is for my mother. So that she knows I am eating food. Unfortunately, I forgot to take a picture until after I started eating. Also, I was slightly confused about what everything was so I literally put a little bit of everything on my plate -- unless it was too complicated, in which case I just skipped it... Anyways, I watched how other people were eating and I shall try again tomorrow! Side note: BREAD BREAD BREAD BREAD. and green apple yogurt is pretty bomb.
Puis, nous avons allés au centre d'Accent pour l'orientation général et l'orientation sur les familles d'accueils. J'ai découvert quel famille que je vais vivre avec pour le semestre. C'est une couple, Monsieur et Madame Bouteillon. Ils ont deux enfants qui sont mariés et ont leurs propres maisons. Monsieur est un ingénieur électricien et Madame est une organisatrice d'événements. L'appartement est situé dans le septième arrondissement. Je vais avoir une belle vue de l'École Militaire. J'espère que je vais aussi avoir une vue de la tour Eiffel parce qu'il est très proche.
Nous avons quelque temps pour explorer aujourd'hui mais il était très limité. Curran voulait des timbres internationales donc nous avons cherché pour la poste. Elle est située dans une petite rue qui est très mignonne -- mais c'est comme tous les rues dans cette ville, à mon avis.
Finalement, nous avons mangé dans un restaurant qui s'appelle "Bistrot du Coin."
J'ai commandé le saumon fumé pour mon l'entrée:
This was just okay. The bread, of course, was delicious but the salmon could have been better. I still can't figure out if I liked the white thing or not. It was like... sour cream cheese... Hm...
Pour le plat, j'ai pris le parmentier de canard:
This was SOOOOOOOOOOO good. Not only was the mashed potato amazing, the duck was super good too. I've only tried duck twice (once at a Chinese restaurant and once right before this when my friend ordered foie gras de canard) and I didn't like it either time. But this. Wow.
Et pour dessert, j'ai commandé le coupe de glace (bien sûr):
Ce n'était pas extraordinaire, mais ce n'était pas trop terrible non plus.
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It seems like everyone else is getting along really well and have all gotten pretty close. But for me, I haven't really connected with anyone yet; and I don't think I ever will. A small group of them have formed a clique and are very exclusive. Another clique has formed and, though they are more inclusive, I don't really have anything in common with them. For one, they seem very condescending to me as a person of color--which is annoying. Secondly, I am much more conservative than them. Yesterday, they talked about their experiences with drugs (and not just marijuana) and I was pretty shocked. I guess you could say I'm pretty sheltered, but I think our moral and ethical values are just very VERY different. To me, drugs are bad; to them, ce n'est pas une problème. It's not something to be ashamed or embarrassed about; it opens your mind and is extremely sobering. Thirdly, a lot of the things that they talk about are kind of deep-ish, I guess. And although I enjoy having deep talks with people, the way they talk about it is kind of... off. It seems fake or like those stereotypical white girls who are embracing trends like meditation, hindusim, buddhism, veganism, etc (in the case of the first three, they are pretty ignorant about it too). But I feel like it's very... fake? And I also feel kind of offended because it comes off as condescending as they exotify people's cultures and religions. I'm going to church on Sunday so I hope I can find a really solid group of FRENCH and CHRISTIAN friends so that I can practice my French as well as work on my walk with God. Prayers are much appreciated!
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