Une Semaine

This is gonna be one grand post!  I have so much to share with ya'll.  I've spent one full week in Tours, France and absolutely love this town.  I love exploring the city after grabbing a quick lunch and finding new places to sit and just enjoy my life.  There's a cute park just a few blocks south from my street and it's perfect to run or just hang out in.  Apparently it's a special garden because there are trees there from around the world.  But we saw a couple taking wedding photos (very pretty) and this turtle there! (We named it Kiki)

I've also been splurging every so often and treating myself to some of the French desserts and street food.  What most people get after a night on the town are kebabs.  Not like American kabobs, these are sandwiches that have either shaved lamb or chicken in them with cheese and lettuce.  You can even have french fries inside them with ketchup and mayo and it is très délicieux!  I've also had a tartelette fraise, a croque monsieur (grilled cheese with ham on steroids), and a few éclaire chocolat.

I've also been having a blast with my MSU fam and my host sibs.  We've done some ridiculous things like yesterday our excursion to Chambord was cancelled so we grabbed some champagne and jus d'orange and made some mimosas at a park.  We have so much fun together that we always roll at least 15 people deep.  Yeah, we are those obnoxious Americans, but the french youth love to speak in English to us because they are so fascinated with the U.S.  My prof keeps telling us that they have a dream of the U.S. and want to go there someday, but they obviously don't know how sometimes terrible it is.  I've met a few french high schoolers and they are so wonderful!  Meeting people here is so easy and I can't get enough of it.  I may move here in the future.