Michal's MindSay Blog http://mademoisellemic.mindsay.com Michal - MindSay Blog http://mademoisellemic.mindsay.com/home.mws mademoisellemic 2007-01-05T03:01:22-05:00 <![CDATA[Home]]> http://mademoisellemic.mindsay.com/home.mws So, I’m back in Indiana now. How crazy is that? I arrived to the Indianapolis Airport at almost midnight on December 23. My family was there waiting for me screaming “Run, Run!!!” and so I did. I ran over to see...

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I finally decided that I had to pack my bags and get ready to go, after a long talk with my host mom. She kept saying, “I don’t think you’ll be able to fit all of that in your suitcases, you...

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Before our departure, two of my American friends, Zach and Larry, decided to have a party at their apartment called “Fancy Dress Ball.” It was a pretty good excuse for everyone to get really...

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]]> http://www.mindsay.com/comments/mademoisellemic/fancy_dress_ball.mws http://mademoisellemic.mindsay.com/trip_to_vigan.mws mademoisellemic 2006-12-21T09:12:48-05:00 <![CDATA[Trip to Vigan]]> http://mademoisellemic.mindsay.com/trip_to_vigan.mws

Akila took me to visit one of her friends who lives in Vigan and works as a school teacher. We went to take her some of the leftover couscous. We made way too much! Vigan is not very far away from...

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Since I arrived, everyone that I have met has told me how amazing Akila’s couscous is. Of course I believed them, but I was secretly wondering when I would get to try it. Finally Akila told me...

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So, it’s December. I can’t believe it. I officially have well under a month left here in France, but there’s no time to be sad because everyone here is preparing for Christmas!

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The South of France is known very specifically for things that characterize it and set it apart from the rest of the country. For example, it has its own specific aperitifs like Muskat, which is...

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I went with Akila to a place called Chateau D’O where there was a small art exhibit that she wanted to see by two different women. She is always really interested by any exposition featuring...

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One of our French guides, Marilou, planned a get away to a chateau close to here called Chateau Flaugergues. She reserved a tour for us and also a wine tasting, and it was all free, so who could...

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I think that the people in charge of our program felt sorry for us because they heard us complaining about how we wouldn’t have Thanksgiving, and we all missed our families, etc. So, they decided...

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