And the internet is gone, again. I am currently at the office of the language school I teach for occasionally, sitting in a side room with a big glass table, 2 windows, and shelves full of teaching materials (the shelves have white doors though, so the room seems quite in order).
Applying for college online is not as easy when the internet isn't working. Only one of my schools though is asking for the application before January - UVA. I'm almost finished with that online app.
Last night, our friend Jeber came over for Thai food, and again, it doesn't top Thai Namptip but it sure is tasty. The night before I had French class and then met Jessica at a café called "Le Montmatre" - a reference to the big hill in Paris's 18th arrondissement (neighborhood) where the Basilica of the Sacré Coeur (Sacred Heart) is found, and where lots of artists from Van Gogh to Monet to Salvador Dalí used to work. There is another church on the hill, called Saint Pierre de Montmartre, where the Jesuits were allegedly founded - responsible for my post-secondary education thus far!
In any case, this café is nice but expensive. I had a banana and date "cocktail," pretty much like a smoothie. Cocktails means juice cocktails almost everywhere, and only certain restaurants with licenses can sell alcohol (these restaurants are mostly concentrated downtown and in the Northern Suburbs, where lots of expats live).
Today, I'm having lunch at a Lebanese restaurant a short walk from our house with a friend who works for some version of International Planned Parenthood - in Tunis (she's worked all over Africa and Eastern Europe before this). Then I'm tutoring a bit. Tonight, Jess's friend - she has friends in the art world here since she is an artists and art historian! - is having an opening at her gallery downtown. We are both going to that, and then we are headed to another Fulbrighter's house for a potluck dinner. I will be doing work tomorrow and this weekend, though, no worries.
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