salut lovers and friends. haha. so basically, everything is lovely. the woman who i am staying with, sophie, took me out to dinner last night to her familys house in bayonne, which is a town just near where i am staying in anglet. i have to say, this is probably what i have been waiting for as far as true european cultural experience goes. iit was beutiful. i honestly could not understand one word of what the entire family was saying, but i got the gist. familys are the same whether in aus or france hey? i ate so much food, all beautiful french cheeses, cakes, salads, breads, ratatouille, drank sips of local drinks;;; a tarte cidre took my fancy, but they were also giving me local spirits, which were apparently about45 percent. hahah. one uncle
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