For dinner tonight, I had some beer and salad with toast and hot goat
cheese, egg mayonnaise, and tomato. It was to my liking. I could really
get into this egg mayonnaise thing. They put horse raddish or something
in the mayo and serve it with sliced hard boiled eggs. It’s really damn
good.
Today was sort of a strange day. I walked and walked. I walked all the
way to the arc de triomphe, then down rue hausmann all the way home near
place de republique. I got a little lost around rue sebastapol so had to
take the metro home. It feels really good knowing if I get lost and
tired, just hop on the metro. It was just strange because I feel so
alone in such a huge city full of people. I don’t mind the solitude,
it’s just so much easier in the country where it feels natural.
It is so hot today, it’s ridiculous. My room is an oven. I feel very
anti social today but I have no choice but to leave my door open. I am
on the top floor and all my neighbors are americans, maybe a little
conversation would do me good. I was so tired and hungry by dinner time
that I had trouble getting up the energy and nerve to go into a cafe and
order something by myself on a friday night. Do you know what that feels
like? It feels dumb. It’s mostly shyness I think. I’m ok most of the
time but when I’m tired and dehlirious with hunger, the idea of an
awkward exchange sounds so terrible. It never is awkward. It’s always
fine. I can communicate just fine. I understand most of what is spoken
to me. All I really have to do is say bonjour, merci, au revoir. That,
and smiling is enough to get by.
I listened to the decemberists while walking down the champs elysees.
After I did that, I felt like my journey was complete. The rest is cake.
I have to say, it sounds much more romantic in the song than in real
life. But I sort of expected that. And the arc de triomphe didn’t
disappoint.
I’m really sorry about all the spelling errors.
I just wanted to say, I love sandwiches and this place is the land of
the sandwich. I love it, I look forward to lunch everyday. Lunch is the
best. I can’t wait for it to be lunch time tomorrow. I might have to get
a sandwich before I take off for the zoo, just in case they don’t have
sandwiches there. I love sandwiches. Today I had chicken salad. The mayo
was seasoned with fresh herbs, it was on country bread. It was so good.
As were the cookies… I guess I’m having a pretty good time.
If I can figure out how to get there, I’m going to spend my day tomorrow
at the zoo and the surrounding park. I need some grass and nature. The
zoo is supposedly one of the first zoos to drop caging of animals and
has them in more natural habitats. Can’t be as cool as the one in cork
ireland but I’ll give it a whirl.