Wednesday
I started my day off with another run. The weather was perfect. Sunny with a steady breeze. I went at the perfect time- there were no French people out and about. I’ve noticed that even when you’re running, French people expect you to acknowledge them and say “bonjour.” I find it so frustrating- I just want to mind my own business, not huff “bonjour” at somebody with my bad accent haha.
I came home, showered, and made breakfast. I watched the news as I wrote letters. I had a cup of coffee and did some reading.
Around 2pm, Nawel came and picked me up for tutoring. We drove over to the lake in Charvieu and sat at a picnic table in the sun. She told me about her desire to start a business in France and the difficulties she faced. In the past, she tried to import products from Algeria so she could support artisans there and sell the products in France. However, shipping and storage were too expensive without a partner for the business venture and she had to give up. Since that time, she has been thinking of other business ideas so she can help small communities back in Africa.
I arrived home about 4pm and made myself a snack. I talked to my mom on the phone about our upcoming craft show and product orders.
I went over to the Bodet house for dinner. Janja made himself a pizza and the rest of us had a wonderful meal from Madagascar. Daniel made a traditional rice dish with a stewed fish. It was delicious. We drank white wine with dinner. At the table, the conversation was rather heated as Janja revealed his lack of knowledge on a lot of scientific topics. He pondered how we know what dinosaurs look like and how we know that birds evolved from them. Daniel seemed surprised that his son did not know these things and set about teaching him. We looked at extinct bird and animal species fossils together. Janja also did not know about continental drift or how volcanos worked, so of course we got a science lesson on that. Though I don’t have the immediately vocabulary to describe these things myself, I was pleasantly surprised and found that I easily understood everything that was being explained.
After dinner, I went home and watched some TV before turning in.
Mary-Est-En-France 