Today was extremely eventful and fun, made even more exciting by the fact that I knew that my college friends have started school already. Sorry, I couldn't resist gloating a little bit, but remember this: in a couple weeks, we will both be attending university, but I'll be massively stressing out because I won't understand a word of what's being said in lecture, whereas my darling friends will be like psh this is easy. They can gloat then.
But my time to gush is now. Our program directors took us UC kids on a field trip to the surrounding area today so we could get a taste of some French culture. Literally. After sitting through an informational film and ambling through a museum on the topic, we were all presented with six shells, each filled with a (raw) oyster. I was a little apprehensive, since I'd only tasted oyster once before and had found it not to my liking. However this time, after a demonstration from a friend as to how one was supposed to eat and season an oyster, I actually enjoyed eating them. They're really pretty together on their plate, aren't they?
I also had my very first French pastry that meal also - a apple tart-thing that was flavored with wine and amazingness. I'm not explaining it very well, so I guess I'll just show you a picture.
After we'd finished lunch, we visited a massive sand dune. When we initially approached it, it looked like someone had just dumped a ginormous pile of sand in the middle of the forest. So we did the only logical thing and climbed the thing, which didn't seem so logical when we were only halfway up and our leg muscles were burning considering we were climbing a huge pile of sand. However, the view from the top was worth the climb. On one side, we could see the top of a pine forest, on the other, was a deep blue ocean, and overhead, a clear blue sky. I've never seen such beautiful beach scenery before in my life.
After we were finished on the sand dune, we drove to a beach, where many people went swimming. I abstained, but I did dip my feet in the water and collect seashells. I got a decent number of them, so if you want a French seashell, just hit me up, and I'll make sure one makes it home.
The day was fun, so it was sad to return to the dorm and remember how difficult it would be to scrounge up dinner. But I'm so glad I got this opportunity to experience France in such a relaxing way before school starts for me.
Oysters taste like the Ocean!
ReplyDeleteCan you bring me back a bottle of that amazingness seasoning plx