The Little Things

So, I meant to put all these things in the last blog post, but I got so excited about the cute little goose I met that I completely forgot! So here you are, some random stories.

First, I'm not sure why, but a lot of people I meet here think I'm German. There was the random girl behind the cheese counter who asked if I was German (did I pronounce "chevre bleut" weird?). Then my history professor is convinced I'm German. He often likes to find out how various words are translated in various languages. So he'll give us a word ("chipie" for example), tell us what it means, and then ask what the word is in our language--so we have to translate it from French into whatever language (English for me) and then translate the definition of that word back into French and explain it to the class. Well, he ALWAYS looks at me and asks about German. *shrug* Strange. One of the girls in Angie's class said it was because I looked German. Do I look German? I have no idea.

Second, I miss my cats. I know, I know! That's so lame. BUT, the one saving grace is that Angie has two lovely little kitties at her apartment--Taz and Cookie. Well, last week while we were supposed to be working on homework but ended up talking instead (this happens often), I had Cookie on my lap. Taz must have gotten jealous because he jumped up on the table and when I picked him up to put him on the floor, he decided to sit on my shoulder instead.

Taz is so cute perched on my shoulder.

And then I became a kitty jungle gym.

So finally, on my way to school every morning and on my way home every evening, I get to take the tram. This is actually quite lovely. I don't have to worry about traffic, I can read or just jam out to music, space out, etc. It's quite preferable to driving. Also, we get to cross two rivers: the Loire and the Loiret. Both are absolutely gorgeous. But from the very first tram ride, I fell in love with this little house on the Loiret. I'm certain that one day it will be mine. And I finally got a picture (albeit a crappy one because it was taken from the tram) of this wonderfully adorable house.

House on the water: you're doing it right.

Now, I know you can't see it very well, but it's so cute and full of character. And right off their back (front?) door is a dock with a couple boats. How awesome is that?