Churro Bouquet and French Hospitality

On Saturday, I slept in and then spent the afternoon in town with Kim. We looked around at a lot of shops and she helped me find a really nice sweater :). Then, Kim and I decided to try some churros from this food stand in town. There were two sizes small and large so we decided that it would be a good idea to share a large portion of churros. So we ordered the churros and waited in line for a bit. We saw the lady in front of us get her order and it looked like a large amount to me but it turned out that her’s was the small one! Kim and I both started to think that the small probably would have been good for us... but we had already ordered the large one and it was already in the process of getting cooked so it was too late to change our minds. Anyways, after a few minutes, we got our churros... and it was a lot! It looked like a bouquet of churros.

With the churro bouquet. It doesn't seem too big in the photo, but there were a lot of churros in there!

It was really cold outside so it was nice to eat something warm. I don’t think that these were the best churros though; I have had better in the US. 

On Sunday, I went to mass in the morning. It went well. The usual crowd was there; the old people, kids, and I haha. After mass, I came back to the apartment to get ready to go to lunch. Hector invited Kim, Kate, and I to a traditional french lunch with his family! The lunch was really delicious! We had chicken, rice, carrots, mushrooms, and leeks (I think it was kind of a Poule-au-Pot). Then, there was this really good sauce that covered it all...yummy! I really wish I could get the recipe! It was that good! I ate up all of my food and even cleaned my plate with a piece of baguette. Then, we had dessert. For dessert we had cooked pears in a sauce, chocolate mousse, and a cake that tasted like angel food cake. After that, we had some coffee/tea. It really had to be one of the best meals I have had in France so far. During the meal, we all got to chat together and Hector and his family were so nice and welcoming! 

After the meal, we went out and took a walk in the french countryside. It was pretty chilly, but I enjoyed the walk nonetheless. I got some nice photos of some french countryside.

Countryside

Here's the group walking along

Cows

Cows close-up

Field and trees

We were outside for a while, and we even got a little lost in the forest, but we made it back to the house! When we got back, we all warmed up with another cup of tea/coffee. Then we all chatted and sat by the fireplace. Then Hector took us back to our apartment because we had do some lesson planning. Overall, it was a great day and I am glad that we got to spend the afternoon with such as kind, welcoming family. 

In the evening, Kate and I watched this french movie called: Les Choristes (The Chorus). It was about the experiences of a music teacher at a boarding school for poorly behaved boys. The music in the film was very good and I would definitely recommend it!

On Monday, I got to sleep in and then I planned some lessons. Later on in the day, I got a little grocery shopping done and Kate and I went into town. Kate and I had tea with Jack in the afternoon and then I did some more lesson planning.

Back to work tomorrow,

Magdalena