Thanksgiving

Yesterday, I went from thinking I was going to have a Thanksgiving dinner in Pau with other assistants to thinking I was not going to Pau at all, to going to Pau with French people in a matter of a few short hours. I got news that the assistants changed the night of the meal to tonight, and I couldn't find a ride back to Aire in time for my class this morning. So, I cancelled my ride to Pau. Then I got invited to a party here, so I accepted. But then, I ran into one of the students from the same class I went bowling with about a month ago who was going to Pau and coming back the same night, so then I cancelled my other invitation and went! Whew!

We ate at a flippin' expensive Chinese buffet- 15€! It included frog legs- it it always interesting to see how the cuisine of the host country influences the visiting cuisine! We went and played pool at the bowling alley, and then we went and found one of the American assistants. One of them is going to teach me how to drive a stick....super excited about that. It's something I have been passively pursuing for quite a few years now. As of next Thursday, I should have my first manual driving experience!