Day 3

Today I had alot of firsts...and not just particular to France...

Alors,

1. I ate a real fig! Kenzie, Becky and David -- this is insane that this happened right after we talked about it the other day and me having never had one...i know what ur talking about now in that the inside is nothing like you'd expect...i decided that i do like them and could eat alot of them at once just like i do with jars of pickles...mais non, take out the sugar and gross American preservatives in fig newtons and you get a delicious, gooey fruit that has just enough sweetness to melt in your mouth and mask the tiny seeds u don't know whether to actually chew or not (another side note for Kenzie, Becky, and David -- that cous-cous type ate at lunch that i don't remember the name of / didn't really listen to the lady when she started saying it was something foreign from South America - well im pretty sure i had it again last night at dinner...it was a different flavor tomate-based but damn good) I don't think I've mentioned but my family is half-vegetarian...the mom told me today that her and the dad are veggies but the kids eat meat and this excludes fish because that has been our main dish so far...the kids also drink soy milk...awesome i get a sweet mix of traditional french food as well as some healthy, organic diets or whatever u want to call this hip wave of nutrition that made places like Whole Foods, Ellwood Thompson, and GIY the new thing

2. We went to the Luxembourg Gardens today...Nicole (also my new best friend and mommy idol) took me on a little tour on our way...passed by the Eiffel Tower (still not real to me), la louvre, le musee d'orsay, bridge with the golden lions (Invalids Bridge or something like that que Napolean created b/c he felt so close and connected with all his soldiers when in reality it was probably guilt for dragging them through hell so he better give the peg-legs and the quadriplegics a bit of the legendary limelight...anyway the gardens were very pretty and i want to go back at some point

3. The gardens are where I took part in my first french kiss...but only as a voyeur...it was so typical...this 13/14 yr old girl and boy escaped a big public place with some friends after school then went off by themselves sat down beside the fountain and started awkwardly getting closer and holding hands and moving in...it was kidna cute but u can never escape the tinge of awkwardness lingering no matter how distant u are from such a romantic moment...

4. I am about to eat some Ratatouille - yes like the Dreamworks movie! Apparently Nicole can make it really well so I am all over that. Bon appetit!