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New navy pumps, a bit tall for the office but they look amazing. Also loving navy, mustard and olive (in my new self-made skirt) for fall. Next time I’ll go nuts with it and mix some orange.
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Bitch in line for falafel:
I ain’t your friend. Don’t ask me if Wendy’s is open and then get upset when I say “idk google it”. Like, you ass. I don’t feel like being friendly to idiots.
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My brother packed me a gorgeous bouquet to take home. He’s got quite the eye for this!
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Today’s run. I’ve only worked out a handful of times this month due to work, so I’m trying to make up for it. The first mile I ran nonstop, the second one I stopped a few times but not for long. I guess that’s my pace, 13 minute miles. Need to improve that, but I’m really happy with today’s workout.
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Moules frites (mussels and fries) at Léon de Bruxelles.
So I’d seen the posters for this place—it’s a chain, actually— all over the metro, and I finally went on Wednesday. It is SO good, so perfect for pigging out, and they cook the mussels in a gazillion different ways and you eat them out of a giant pot. I found out they do a student deal for €16 which consists of a pot of mussels, unlimited fries, a pint of beer, and a dessert. And on Sundays they do unlimited mussels for €20!
I’m definitely going back.
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I haven’t posted here in a while, so… here you go, another nice photo of the Eiffel tower. I should go around Paris and take photos of it from different angles. I love the one I previously posted from the bottom of the tower, but there’s something so nice about spotting it from a small side street of Quai d’Orsay.
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The Parisian diet:
For breakfast:
• Nothing. I wake up early enough as it is (6:30) to get to work on time, and that leaves no time for making or buying breakfast.
Mid-morning:
• A cup of tea. Two, if I’m feeling hungry.
Lunch:
• Bavette frites— pretty much a hunk of beef and fries.
• Celeri remoulade— kinda like cole slaw, but nicer.
• crème brulée for dessert— half the ramekin, since they’re too big.
• diet coke
Afternoon:
• Another cup of tea during coffee break.
Dinner:
• If I go out, I usually grab a sandwich or a galette (savory crêpe).
• If I stay in, it’s a salad or a sandwich, nothing that requires heavy cooking (I don’t have my full kitchen here)
Midnight snack:
• Greek yogurt with fruits
Um… no wonder I feel like i’m losing weight. I’m not eating as much as I used to, and when I do it is much lighter on the stomach. I don’t get super sleepy after lunch the way I used to— I used to actually take a nap after eating!— but I feel pretty satisfied.
I’m not exactly making an effort to eat “lighter,” but it’s just that there’s so many tasty fresh foods here that I don’t feel the need to eat a lot of it or pile on the grease. The strawberries are unbelievable, tiny and sweet like they should be. Grapes are intensely flavorful. Raw-milk cheese tastes so good that only a sliver will do. Tomatoes so ripe that they go bad in a few days. Delicious and cheap bread. Terrine de campagne! Anchovies! Red wine! I’m dying.
And I also don’t have access to my favorite American junk foods. No nachos, no Buffalo wings (which my fellow intern and I were dreaming of today), no good burgers, no real ice cream (all they have is gelato!), no super-sized anything. I miss the junk, but I’m eating so many tasty French things on the cheap that I don’t feel like I’m missing out on anything.
I really, really love eating in France.
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It doesn't translate.
- Katy: (to me, in English) I want to have a tea party.
- Me: Yes! let's do it!
- Katy: (to interns, in French) We're having a tea party. Do you guys want to come?
- Them: ... We're celebrating tea?
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So, um, what do I do?
I went clubbing on Thursday and I met a guy, except I totally don’t remember what he looks like except he’s about my height and his name is Mohammed. He told me I was cute and asked for my number and he took my phone and called his from it, and today he asked me out… I don’t know if I should say yes because I don’t remember what he looks like so I have no idea if I’m attracted to him!
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