We rode all the rides even the ones that get you wet, and I hate wearing wet clothes. Luckily all the other girls were like me and broke out the rain jackets in the line for the log ride. I also got to talk to all the other "girlfriends" which was fun since all my girls are back in the United States. I even knew something about what one girl, Cécile, is doing her doctorate on! Thank god for that pointless (at the time) class on Books of Hours that I had to take to live in the "special" dorm.
There was a little cultural misunderstanding, however. On our way to the metro Régis says "lets stop at the boulangerie and get some sandwiches". I said, "great, I'm starving, but sandwiches for breakfast?". He just looked at me.. "No, for lunch". Then it was my turn to stare.. "You want to leave a sandwich in your backpack for 4 hours and then you expect me to eat it?. My mom wouldn't even let me eat yogurt that was left out for 1 hour, and it already has bacteria in it! So Régis said "Fine, but you're paying for lunch in the park" and I agreed. Later in the day, we we're the only couple that didn't bring sandwiches and Régis looked at me like.. duh, I told you. Finally someone asked why we hadn't brought our lunch and Régis says.. "Well, Brandi didn't want to". Someone else chimed in at that point about American consumerism, how food isn't allowed in the parks in the US, etc. Then I said "Well, you can't go around leaving food in your sack all day and then eat it, you might get sick". At that point, about three people just stared at me like I had said "I like to eat worms" or something equally crazy. I supposed my mom was a little obsessed with things being chilled and fresh, but she is a nurse.. and I kind of like eating at theme parks. Kind of like how I like to eat airport food. So sue me, it makes me happy. :)
Oh, and I got to ride in car yesterday - I haven't done that for over three weeks!!!
