La maison

I am living with a host, Madame Dubois and her dog (le chien), Chanele. She was very welcoming and understanding of my state of exhaustion. She set me up in a bedroom with my own bed, desk, television, and wardrobe. The television only has two channels and the wardrobe is half filled already, so there isn't much room. But so what! I am in Paris!

For our first evening, we went to Le Marche for some groceries and she made meat and vegetables. The kitchen is small, but hopefully I will get to make some awesome French food! We ate together and watched the news. France is quite upset about all of the snowfall they received last week. No one has a plow or any snow boots, so it's really taking a toll on people's ability to move around. It has also threatened the crops. I'm starting to believe that I brought the cold with me from Boston. It's freezing and windy, but luckily scarves are very fashionable.

I showed her the family pictures that I brought (yes, you are ALL in them) and she was very happy to see all of you. I told her that I love chocolate and I want to visit all of the famous chocolate shops. Excitedly, she ran to the kitchen and returned with two small chocolate cakes (les gateaux chocolats). Mmmmm.....ce sont delicieux.