A Series: American Things I Miss

I was going to create one big post about the things I've come to find I really miss in America.  But then I realized that this said list usually depends on my state of mind.  For example, right now my throat is swollen shut and it feels like I'm swallowing burning gasoline... so I could really go for some chicken soup right now... but there is no chicken soup here, no chicken broth... not even bouillon cubes.   Actually, my host-dad told me that he didn't "get" chicken soup.  Uhhm?  ANYWAY... aside from a nice salty bowl of campbell's best... this will be a series about the things that I am missing most about America...First up...

Les Films Américains

As I will be acting as the American cultural ambassador for my little French boys, it's high time I start deciding what American kid movies they really need to see.  Also, it seems to rain in Paris like.... all the time.  What else am I going to do with them?*

Note that I am thinking of more obscure movies... no Pixar here...

* I kid, I kid.  What great nanny lets her kids watch movies all day?.....  

Meatballs

I'm not going to toss around the word, "brilliant"... but, I just had a great idea.  The other night I was talking to my French family about cooking and they seemed to be  were enthusiastic about me preparing American dishes for the two boys.

So, here I was, a day or two later sitting on my bed, staring absentmindedly at my computer screen when food popped into my brain (this seems to happen more often than not).  I think the thought process went something like this...

Weird Things I'm Bringing...

I'm starting to pack for France.  Well... starting to think about packing for France.  Since I am limited to only two large bags, space is a precious commodity.  Yet, I am sure there will be some things that just have to come with me.  My Clemson Tervis Tumbler (one of many), for example.  Do I think that the French have managed to develop cups where cold liquids stay cold and hot liquids stay hot, keeping condensation at bay? Probably.  Am I willing to chance that they don't?  Hell.  No.