Quelle journée!
Alors, for the past week Liz and I had planned on having a small American brunch for some of her French friends and my American friends. (Apparently the French love the "American" brunch). Anyways, Liz and I prepared scrambled eggs, bagels and cream cheese (which is very difficult to find in Paris), pancakes (from scratch) with maple syrup (also very hard to find). In addition there were obvi mamosa's and bloody mary's.
Around noon (an hour later than scheduled) everyone arrived and we began frantically cooking... I lied and said that I had made pancakes before... and knew what I was doing. Nope. Anyways, everything was a grand success. Everyone loved everything.
After the brunch I went with my friends Paulina and Bente and Liz's friend Jean-Phillipe to the Cimetière du Père Lachaise. Père Lachaise is the cemetery in Paris with many well known celebrities such as Edith Piaf, Balzac, Collette, Oscar Wilde, Jim Morrison etc... It was a beautiful day in Paris... and for some reason a walk in the cemetery was equally as beautiful. The people and the tombs in this cemetery truly tell the history of Paris.
We then returned to my apartment to prepare another extravagant meal of roast chicken, lentils, sauteed zucchini, rice... and piggies in a blanket (???). There is no better way to spend an evening in Paris then cooking a meal with friends and sharing great conversation.
In other news, my courses are in full swing... I interviewed for two stages (internships) last week... I know that I have one already and I waiting to hear about the other (that I prefer). Everyday I find something new and something more beautiful in this city.