Frog Blog

there is this waffle stand downtown that makes fresh waffles with your choice of topping: jam, sugar, nutella, honey, cream, etc. i mavel at the line each time i walk by and start salivating every time i smell the hot waffles. today, i decided to get one, with nutella. talk about ambrosia. it was quite possibly the best friggin' waffle i've ever tasted. toward the end, though, it became a little too sweet. but excellent!

i spent the afternoon with the spanish assistant, N. she needed to buy a train ticket to meet her mom in paris on monday and didn't know what to do. we walked to town because the busses are on strike today (they announce when they will be on strike and for how long-- it's the same with the trains). it's cold enough out to wear my gloves and hat but sunny and crisp. i showed her where to buy a ticket at the station, where to find her train's platform when it arrives, how to find her seat, etc. it was fun and good to practice my french, our common language. she's a lot of fun and young --only 21. after the train station we wandered around town. i found a tea shop that sells more than 200 different kinds of tea. i asked the owner how much each tea cost and he told me it depends on the "cru," just like the "cru" in wine. brilliant!! i didn't buy any because i may try to find the mariage freres tea house in paris, famous for its marco polo fruit tea.

going to paris tomorrow for the day with some other assistants. can't wait to shop and get lost in paris' streets.