2 updates in one day...aka catching up finally. That is about the only benefit of being sick right now. I have finally caught up on blog stuff and uploading pictures. I started feeling a bit sick last Friday morning. I didn't think it was anything to worry about. It's not unusual for me to have a scratchy throat in the morning. This morning sore throat decided to camp out for a while though.
Backtracking to Thursday night...
We went out to My Goodness, which is quickly becoming our stomping grounds. It's a really awesome little pub in centre ville, yet not too far of a walk from the residence halls we're living in. The bartenders are Irish and Welsh, so there are a lot of really nice international students who go there. There's also quite a bit of French people there as well. It's not strictly foreign or anything, which is one of the many things I love about it. Thursday night, we happened to grab a table next to three guys. After a few minutes, I decided it was time to say hello. Turns out these three guys are all French, and they just so happen to be really awesome people. Their names are Frederick, Arnaud, and Benjamin. They were all born and raised in or near Amiens. They are all really sweet and easy to get along with. I was happy to meet some French friends and can't wait to get to know them all a little better. The weather's been getting a bit better, so it looks like we'll have to have a bbq soon. Too bad Arnaud had to leave before this little photo shoot...
So, over the weekend. I was going back and forth between feeling slightly sick and feeling normal. Saturday night, we went to my goodness again. This time we met 3 other French guys to talk to. I guess good things come in three in France? This time, we met a Baptiste, an Anton, and an Anthony. Again, nice nice guys. We've been really lucky so far with the people we've met. Everyone is so friendly and interesting to talk to. We also learned a really fun little drinking game. The object of the game is to discretely grab each other's drinks and drink them. If you don't have your hand on your drink at all times, it's up for grabs. Discretion is key though. It's supposed to be funny to watch the owner of the drink become more and more confused as they wonder how their drink is disappearing so quickly. I'll have to take a video of it the next time I can.
Sunday, we went to Paris for the day. We did quite a bit of exploring. We walked around Montmartre, saw the Moulin Rouge, saw Notre Dame, explored Latin and Saint-Germain-des-Pres a bit, etc. There was a ton of walking, so I don't feel a bit bad about having that Berthillon ice cream. :)Once again, I am head over heels in love with this place.
Back to this morning:I was supposed to be at my next school, Ecole Delpeche, at 8:30 am. I woke up around 6:45 and felt absolutely horrible. I could hardly even talk because my throat was hurting so much. After determining that I was in no condition to go spend the day in an elementary school, I decided to call Anne. I've been taking medicine and trying to rest as much as possible, something that I have not been doing much of since getting here. That and the weather have been a dangerous combo for me. I'm going to rest quite a bit this week because I don't want to have to go to the doctor here, plus we're trying to go to Amsterdam next weekend. Fingers crossed everything works out.
I miss everyone and hope everyone is doing all right and have enjoyed the holiday weekend. Thanks to all the soldiers out there who fight every day to give people like me opportunities like this.
Loving France but wondering why it's so difficult to find chicken noodle soup...
~Taylor
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