Thanksgiving!! Favorite holiday of the year - and found out today that only one child out of my 7 classes had some semblance of an idea of what it was. I quickly remedied that.
Even
though I can’t be with my family in Chicago this Thanksgiving, I feel very
thankful to have made such good friends here & to be having not one, but
two Thanksgivings! Wednesday night I will be in Montpellier celebrating with
Asia & other Montpellier assistants, while Thursday I will be in Nîmes
cooking & eating with great friends here. Somehow, I’ll be making the pies
for both days! Apple for Wednesday & pumpkin (my fav) for Thursday. I did
my lessons on Thanksgiving today, and with some classes it went very well but
there were quite a few roudy classes today. The French don’t have a good
translation of “I am thankful for…”, and cranberries don’t exist here. Also,
pumpkin pie – nope not a thing, and turkey is more of a Christmas deal. I do
have Thursday off though! They had no problem when I told them it was a public
holiday in the US & nearly as big as Christmas. SO I’m looking forward to a
day of cooking, friends, talking to my family, and preparing for a weekend in
England – my other abroad home :)
In
other news, yesterday A & I joined a gym in Nîmes! It’s only 30 a month, which is great for France. It’s a small
gym, especially compared to L.A. Fitness, where I was this summer. But it’s got
tons of classes we’re excited to try out, it’s on the way back from my
afternoon school, and it’s got everything you could need. Looking forward to
that being our new social hour instead of coffee or going for a drink
regularly! We worked out yesterday & I felt sooo good afterwards.
On
Friday morning I will catch the train in Nîmes to go to Beziers – about an
hours ride – where I will then go to the airport for my plane to Bristol,
England! My plans for England – some good beer, cider, friends, afternoon tea
with my old Education professor, nights out in both Bristol and Bath, toast/beans/eggs
and plenty of gorgeous English accents!
bisous (or xx for les anglais)
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