We met three of them last night sitting in the lobby and we all just started talking and ended up talking for about three hours. They were all super funny and a lot of fun to talk to! There french was so incredibly fast that when they talked to one another I could barely catch single words. It was great getting to hear it though! The first thing they said when I told them I'm from Texas was George Bush. They said that in france he's mother f**ker. haha They didn't speak that much english but they know what to call GW. They asked what my favorite american actor is and I told them Daniel Craig and had to explain that he was the new James Bond. They started joking about one of them being the future James Bond and that he's only use punches and bicycles. We ended up talking about rap music for a lot of the evening because that was what was on the television. And we learned that french tv teaches them that americans eat chocolate covered ants and that everyone in Texas hates black people. I told them that the tv lies to them and to stop watching it.
The other three we met this afternoon and the first thing they said when I told them I'm from Texas is that the hurricane was coming towards it. Apparently Gustav made the front page on one of the free papers today. And then they proceeded to make fun of my accent.
Today we went and saw the changing of the guards this morning at the Horse Guard. It was pretty interesting but lasted about 10 minutes and then we got bored of watching the guards stare at each other. The horses were HUGE though and they were really funny to watch because no matter where you are or how much training you give a horse they're always horses first and foremost. They were trying to get their bridles off and picking on each other the whole time. It was pretty amusing watching them.
We went to the London Dungeons this afternoon and waited an hour in line thinking we were going to pay 20 pound a person and when we got to the front of the line the lady in line behind us gave us an extra 50% off coupon she had so it only ended up being ten pounds, which was awesome. The dungeons were interesting but not what I was expecting and not as fun. There's a ride that drops you at the end and they take a picture of you right in the middle and the faces that Karlene and I were making were well worth the money to get in.
We went and saw Spamalot in the West End tonight. It was really funny, but pretty much just the Holy Grail with the story mixed up a bit. But definitely worth it.
I'm much more relaxed and excited about Paris being around some Parisians, but still a little nervous about meeting my host family...and talking to her on the phone!
Hope everyone's having a great day!
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