Yes. It's sad. I finished off my jar of Skippy Natural Peanut Butter yesterday... I thought it would have lasted longer, but then I must have forgotten who was involved... Ha. Of course I'm going to eat peanut butter with French dark chocolate. Of course I'm going to eat pb with fresh baguettes... Of course I'm going to eat pb by the spoonful when I feel overwhelmed... These are the reasons why I now find myself peanut butter-less in Paris. There are worse things to be, but I find myself a little nostalgic that it's gone...
It's been an interesting past couple of days... I mean, I went to Versailles on Sunday... And I can't remember if I posted that already or not... ha. The group went on an excursion today to St. Denis, which is where the majority of past kings and queens are "buried." I wasn't creeped out at all by this until our director said it gave him the "heebie jeebies" and then I really started thinking about it... Then he took us down into the crypt and into this small room with high black marble walls with inscriptions... and told us that the room contained all the bones of past monarchs behind the walls... And the girl beside me started hyperventilating and trying not to freak out... Which I thought was peculiar at first, but then I really started thinking about it... and then the smell of decay really got to me. Needless to say, I was done with the crypt before the tour had even started. I walked around for a little while, looking at the sculptures on top of the "tombs" while listening to the audio guide for about half an hour... then I wanted out. The icing on the cake was when I came across the dried-up heart of Marie Antoinette's son in a glass display in the crypt. I have a hard time believing that that was the real thing, but the thought of it actually being that gives ME the heebie jeebies.
I was so thankful to leave there. We were also outside of the main part of Paris, which is not very safe after a certain time, so we were all eager to get back to the Latin Quarter (which is where we live in the Foyer). Now I'm procrastinating in writing my fourth and final paper for this time in Paris. I chose to write on Versailles, which I enjoyed learning about while I was there on Sunday... Hopefully that goes smoothly. Tomorrow, Abbey and I hope to visit Les Invalides, which was built by one of the Louis... I think it was Louis XIV, but I could be wrong...
I have two days of class left at the Alliance Française, which brings bittersweet feelings. I've really enjoyed not having to work too hard but have fun in the class, but I'm also looking forward to a more challenging class schedule in Tours. I'm also pumped for meeting my host family and get settled into a routine. I'm going to miss having the "dorm" style living here though... Every one has their own host family and we won't be able to stop in and visit with each other as much... I had a great talk with one of the girls here last night. God was so good in opening a window and orchestrating the opportunity for me to share my testimony with her. I'm so excited about the things we talked about and it's great that we have the remaining 3 months for whatever God has planned! In talking with another person from Taylor, we just marveled at the opportunities that God has opened for us, just here in Paris, to share what we believe and for people to say they want to know more. If you had asked me this summer before I left for France, I would have said that I was petrified that I was going to fail at being a witness for my Lord and Savior and that I was going to be spiritually drained and remain drained... But praise the Lord, I was so wrong. Not only have I been drained, but I have been replenished by my brother and sister in Christ here in Paris and seeing other people pursue answers for their questions by seeking Christ! I am so thankful for my sovereign God... Each time I think that He'll overlook something, I'm gently reminded that God is not human... he is all-knowing and he has a deeper compassion and love than humans can understand... What a great Father!
I have a few days left in Paris... We leave on Tuesday morning, heading to Tours where we meet our host families and then we're off the next day to Normandy for four days. We'll then get back to Tours on October 4th. Classes at the Tourraine Institute begin on October 5th. I'm a little nervous for that, but like I mentioned earlier, I'm excited to start real school.
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Oh my dear Bridget!
ReplyDeleteI'm soooo excited to hear what God is doing through you. I'm praying for you, my love.