Definitely went all-out with making lunch today (hence the title). I had a melon, cherries, strawberries, salami, bread, and I made this Greek-style salad with cucumber, tomato, chevre (goat cheese), shallot, balsamic, and olive oil. Basically it was all fresh and delicious but I just ate so much!
Speaking of making salads, I have quite a task facing me for the weekend: making a real American potato salad. This Saturday the students are traveling to the nearby town of Carpentras to celebrate the Fourth of July with a "barbecue," which should be interesting to see how exactly the French interpret that. But they asked us to each bring a dish to share and I thought, hey, why not make a little taste of home? So I will try to the best of my ability to recreate that American institution, even though I have never made it in my life. Should be simple enough. The question is always what ingredients I won't be able to find here. But we shall see.
But other than that, it was a pretty normal day. Hotter than blazes. My history class was actually quite entertaining today, as we spent it comparing the presidential portraits of all the French presidents from Charles de Gaulle onward. Some are downright ridiculous. So it was good to have a laugh in history class. That doesn't happen too often.
After class a bunch of us students went to see a movie called Les Petits Roisseaux, about a middle-aged widower who loses his best friend and fishing buddy, then struggles to find himself and ends up finding new love in the process. It was incredibly funny and featured a lot of nudity (hey, it's French), but it was tastefully done. All in all, a good choice. I understood the plot well, but it's hard to catch all the jokes and wordplay. Maybe in a few more weeks it will be easier to understand.
Tomorrow we're going on an excursion to Pont du Gard, another Roman site, and thankfully we're going to get to swim, too! It hits the nineties every day and that sun is brutal. Despite this, I've already lost some of my tan from last weekend's "coup de soleil," or sunburn. Ah well.
Anyhow, that's all folks!
Love,
Natalie
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