12 October 2012
What a fantastic day! In the morning, I went out souvenir
shopping with Katie in downtown Grenoble. I bought some books, some jewelry,
some postcards…I really hope everyone back home enjoys their little Grenoblois
gifts! After shopping, Katie and I went to a restaurant called Wokbar (which is
pretty much a mini French Noodles & Company!) to enjoy a delicious lunch. I
fancied myself to penne pasta with a four-cheese Italian sauce. It was
absolutely delicious! And lucky for me, this restaurant is right down my street
– I will definitely be back there again! After our delicious lunch, Katie
jumped on a tram and went to class, and I returned home to take a quick
power-nap and finish up some homework. After passing some time at home, I went
out to meet up with a friend Maddie at the Bookworm Café for a delightful
little coffee date, and it most certainly was delightful. Maddie and I met at
Katie’s birthday party, but this was our first time alone together, so we were
able to have an actual conversation. I extremely enjoyed my time with her. We talked a lot about friends, school, what we expect from the future, and basically just about us. This coffee date was
just too wonderful. I really hope that we will be able to spend more time together,
both here and France and back in the States when the grand Grenoble adventure
is over. I actually missed talking to
her while she was still there! Incredible! But the night only got better from
there! Later in the evening, the Bookworm Café hosted a language exchange for
French and English native speakers, and of course Maddie and I joined in. Jimmy
and Jessica also managed to make their way to the café to join us as well! The
entire language exchange was a success. Mag really set it up nicely with snacks
and condiments and ice breakers, and everyone just got along so well. Jimmy,
Maddie and I were in a small group with two French students named Lauren and
Micael, and it was really fun speaking with them in English and French and
getting to know them. I thought it was just so great that a bunch of students,
some of them growing up, studying, and living on the other side of the world
from the others, all sipping tea together and just hitting it off splendidly.
Mag is going to be hosting these exchange nights every Friday from now on, and
I definitely plan on attending each and every one of them!
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