Friday
Started the day with a 10am trip to the store in Pont Chéruy with my landlady. As with many French folks, she’s very brusque and matter of fact. She made sure to let me know that the store we’d be visiting was actually a very little one and that normally she did her shopping at the “hypermarché” down the road. I’d compare the Carrefour we visited to Kroger, pretty average. I was able to grab some items that I forgot the day before and search out others for future purchases. I was relieved to find purple shampoo so I can keep my hair a nice silvery tone. Before we left I also grabbed some comfort foods.
I took some time in the afternoon to meal prep! I made ramen noodles with a spicy honey sauce.
I spent the afternoon reading my book about the FBI Behavioral Science Unit. I’m about 100 pages until the end, so I’m getting a tad concern about how I’ll be occupying my time when it’s done. I’m really not a fan of digital books, so I’m hoping I can find a store that sells English titles.
I almost had a heart attack after hours of reading when my neighbor’s son knocked on my door. He has an exam on Monday about detective stories and he came to ask me to help him practice. I said I would be happy to help on Saturday.
I ended the night speaking on the phone with my friend and watching some TikToks.
Mary-Est-En-France 