Hunger strikes!

I don't know why but I woke up today incredibly hungry for something. Maybe it was a french pastry. Maybe it was knowledge. I didn't know what I was craving, so I fed myself a little of both (ok, a lot of both).

We needed some new salt in the apartment, so I walked down to G20 to grab a huge thing of it for 42 centimes. I took the walk back on rue des archives and enjoyed the many chocolate shops getting ready for the Salon du chocolat this weeknd -- I'm getting so excited!

Getting my chocolate appetite up, I knew I wasn't going to be able to do my homework without a little something sweet in my belly, so I picked up a "drop" at Béatrix for 1,25. Yum.

I came home and finished up some homework, cooked up a little real food for lunch (spaghetti with spinach), and headed out the door towards the Musée d'art et d'histoire de judaisme just around the corner.

This cute museum is free for those of us under 26 years old and includes an amazing library. For my class, 'la france multiculturelle,' my teacher suggested that I read up on the formation of the jewish community in my neighborhood (le marais). The libarian handed me a stack of books and I went to work.

On the way out, the receptionist informed me that I could participate in a walking tour of the Marais on just the subject I was researching. It's the 20th of Oct (a Tuesday that I have no classes) and seemed just about perfect except for the 7 EUR pricetag. I'm going to talk to Sarah Lawrence and see if they can reimburse me for the tour as it does play a part in my studies. :: fingers crossed ::

I then went to a very productive meeting with Mme. R-G which I followed up with a nice walk home. My sweet tooth was acting up again, so I decided to try a French candy bar: Lion. I bought 5 since it cost the same as buying 2. My verdict: veeeeery sweet. Almost like a really thick twix with extra crackle. Perfect for a 'petit faim' but definitely not something I could handle all the time.


I just finished my Lion bar when I came across Gibert Joseph and had a 'doh' moment -- I remembered I needed to buy YET ANOTHER book for one of my classes. I detest these expenses even though I know they are still cheaper than in the US. I just think, 'how many laudrée macorons could I have bought with all that money that is going towards much less delicious stacks of paper!?' I was pleasantly surprised this time that my book cost less than even 1 macoron: a mere 80 centimes bought me an "occasion" version of Balsac's Le Chef d'oeuvre inconnu.

I came home and cooked up a spinach and goat cheese fritatta. The french butter just made it SO good. I saved the other half for tomorrow and finished up my dinner with some banana and chocolate chocolate chip ice cream (do you see a chocolate pattern here?).



Total Damages today:
salt: 42 centimes
drop: 1,25
lion chocolate bars: 1,70
book for class: 80 centimes