L'hypermnésie de ma vie. (;

What can I say, school's done for the day...

....and 15 more days after today!!!! That's right, it's Toussaint break :D And let me tell you, all that silly talk about the French getting too much vacation is-wrong, wrong, wrong. Imagine getting home from school every day at 6:30! So lets just say, I'm pretty glad to be out for a bit :) As usual, lots has happened since my last post, but well, what's new there?  I'll just have more to tell ;) That's where my title comes in actually too(just a tidbit)-we're learning about hypermnésie in history class, which means remembering more than is really probably necessary so...I thought I'd use it here for literary effect!

Now, the hard part of trying to remember what in the world I've done.

The big, fat, FRENCH, wedding: Well, since the french are neither big nor fat, maybe this wasn't the best heading but hey, it's my way of trying to describe to you the ceremony of matrimony in this country of wonders. First off, it was in Bordeaux, a region very well known for its vineyards and yes of course, wine. Now then, what better place to hold the wedding reception than right  by a vineyard and beer making facility? Well perhaps, I shouldn't quite say reception either. The wedding lasted about 15 minutes and then it was on to the party and-don't worry I'd never forget-the FOOD! It was a beautiful location, complete with silly hats and picture frames that you could hold up around you for picture taking, bubbles and cameras on every dinner table, and gifts for every guest. Now what impressed me a crazy amount was-you probably guessed it by now-the appetizer hour! Or, as the french call them, les amuse-bouches. :) I love the word because it merges the word amuse and mouth so that..wait for it...you're amusing your mouth! Pretty clever right ^^ 
Here are some of the most amazing appetizersI tasted:
-fresh, sooo scrumtious oysters with white white
-foie gras on fresh bread
-salmon with fresh cream
-serrano ham
-shrimp with some sort of pink sauce :)
-gumbos!
....my memory fails me. But think about it, these weren't even half the appetizers...=a very happy Eva :)
Also, the appetizer hour was super long! I'd say it lasted a little over 3 hours and then we had dinner! It's a good thing I can't ever turn down food. While dinner was going on, there was also an M.C. leading the game, a sort of merge between musical chairs and...running to random people in the room, asking them for some object or another, and then tripping over each other to get to their chair before there were no chairs left. Quite an amusing game to watch. Then there were some sweet speeches, and finally, the newly wed toast with their bottle of champagne. The lights were off during this part, and when the bottle was brought out it was sparking like it was connected to some sort of firework. In short-very creative. Line dances, crazyyy dances, and well just all kinds of dances and laughing and talking( really loudly) ensued-complete with party hats and those things you blow into and catapult little balls at people out of! Plus, all the little kids were up until 3 in the morning with us having a jolly good time joining in the dancing and playing that game we've all played where you can't let the balloon touch the ground. So, even though it wasn't like most of the weddings I've been to-it was a blast! 
My first french wedding: unforgettable.

 (Where the happy couple was wed)

 (My wedding attire)

RRRRRRugby! 

I didn't really understand anything whatsoever at my first ever game of Rugby but at least I can say it happened :) If only our team had won...















Eva-aka motorcyclist extroardinaire ;)

 (One of the many perks of having a motorcyclist policeman for a host dad. I LOVE motorcycles.)

 
Ticket to the top..of Montségur! 

This would have been the perfect day if I hadn't been pretty much as sick as I've been in a long while. Lets just say, walking to the top of that mountain while dizzy and sick was definitely interesting and, as I wrote in the little comment book on the way back down -I made it! Je suis arrivée!

Repas Internacional! 

It was definitely nice to see all the other rotary kids again and bond over our desserts from all over the world! I made a peach cobbler which may have looked unappetizing but yet, the pan was scraped clean by the end. :)

 (Daria, Luisa, Jeff, and I in the Toulouse "capitole" building the day after the international meal)

btw, look how much better my rotary blazer is getting after trading with all the exchangees!

And lastly, for your own amusement, my Terminale Littérature class picture :)

That's all for now :) I'll let you know how vacation goes!

à bientôt les amis <3
Eva