Salut, mes amis. Not too much new here... though the weather has finally given us a break. I spent a relaxing weekend at my host family's country house. I brought along an origami book and some juggling balls, so it was fun to show my host siblings such things.

I was surprised, though, that after lunch, when we were sitting outside baking in the 70-something degree heat, they decided to have hot coffee! I guess it's a must-have, though somehow that doesn't do it for me. It was also Paul's 14th birthday on Sunday, so we celebrated that French-style with a round of 'joyeux anniversaire'.

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Fun French expression: la vache! = holy cow!