Alright, we are finally over our Malta shock. It was nice to come back to France and feel like it's home, but I do miss the nice people from Malta. French people just really aren't all that nice all the time, although that is a very broad generalization.
We had dinner with our host family last night! It's not so much a family as it is two ladies (and we might be adding a third). They are in their 60s I would guess, but still very young at heart and incredibly charming and funny. We're going to have a great time with them all semester. This was the first really French meal that we have had in France: appetizer and apperitifs followed by second appetizer, followed by meat/rice/potatoes course, followed by salad/cheese course, followed by dessert. The food was absolutely fantastic and we had a really fun time.
The first hour and a half we spend speaking English so that they could practice. English seems to be really hard for them, so it was a bit of a painful hour. We had to speak really slowly and I felt as if we were almost treating them as if they were stupid, but they said they had a really hard time understading our accent.
When we swithced to French for dinner, conversation flowed much more naturally and everyone had a really good time. Their names are Jo and Jos, which is kind of funny, and there was so much food. To start we had appertifs (martinis) with crab cakes and hummus and pita. Then followed an appetizer of some kind of vegetable skewers, then a course of veal, potatoes, and rice. After that we had salad and cheese platter course, and then ice cream with hot chocolate sauce and cookies for dessert! It was fantastic and so French! I think next time they are going to make rabbit.
The two ladies are just friends, and I believe that we will be eating at the other house next time. Although I have to say that I loved this house. Really big for the area, and decorated so cutely. I really should take a picture of us so I can put it up here! Next time!
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