Salut!
On to day 10. I am struggling to remember what happened on this day. For this reason, I need to better commit to writing these posts soon after the day is done.
As a quick note, these posts of mine are a continuation of my 30 Days of Happiness Challenge where I try to write something positive about my day everyday. The origin of this challenge of mine developed from my seriously negative view of the city. My experience in France is quite all over the place, but I am trying to really appreciate this more as it definitely is such a privilege to be able to do what I am doing.
Day 10.
I walked into my Politics and Identity class and found only one other girl there. For a slight moment, she thought I was French as we struggled to understand why were the only people there. I was feeling really french right then and there. It felt great.
Later that day my friend Sarah came over and we made banana bread. It was absolutely delicious. I also made pasta for dinner for us and then my host mom, Danielle and her ex-husband, Gerard, joined us. They loved my cooking and our baking and I just felt like a mom as I fed all these people. It is a great feeling to be complimented on being able to cook. After eating, we started talking about the American elections. Surprise, surprise. The topic of Trump never ceases to be a great conversation starter. At first, I was able to keep up with Gerard’s strong opinions on Trump, though later he started to speak much faster. It is definitely too bad that I could not keep up with the conversation in French very well because I really did want to participate! There will be plenty more opportunities though so I can always try again another time. I am so grateful to live in my homestay as they do not speak in English and so I am always forced to practice my French. I am super happy to have made the decision to live with a french family because I lucked out in my placement. Danielle, my homestay mom, is the nicest woman ever and she has made me feel so safe in the city.
Anyway, it is now 5:30 PM.
Time to seize the day or something.
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