Le week-end

Heyyyyy
yea. About last week. I am not posting on it. I don't remember it...
Oh! Except for one very very important thing! Running! Because I found my way to le Parc de la Tete d'or (look up pictures, it is really very very pretty) and I have started jogging there. Its much harder because its 3-4km away from my apartment, which makes it (with stopping to wait for cars and all that stupid stuff) about a 20min jog there, and 20 min back, so I really don't actually get to jog there very much. Still, leaves are changing color and falling IN THE FALL as opposed to maybe in January in Austin and its one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen. If it wasn't obvious before I got to France, it is set in stone now- I will be living somewhere cold when I leave. Its just way too beautiful to walk outside in mid October and see my breath in the air, it makes me want to spin in circles or run or spin cartwheels....
So, this weekend. Saturday morning I went jogging a le parc, where I ran into Emily (other exchange student from CT.) and we jogged around and talked a bit. I got back to the house, took a shower and ate some lunch and went to meet a bunch of AFS friends a la garre part dieu. Krista (Latvia), Carolina (Czech Repbulic), Daniela (Mexico), Nina (Australia), Andre (Bolivia?) all drove/took a train into Lyon and met up with Marina (Brazil), Emily and I (because we all live in Lyon) to hang out for the day. Not the best day for it, as it was rainy, and even though there weren't that many people there were just enough that we couldn't get anything done because someone was always lagging behind to take a picture and no one could really come up with anything to do so we just kind-of wandered. Next time, fewer people or a set agenda is definitely required. However, it was nice to get to see my friends. I left early and walked home and hung out for an hour or so before walking back to the train station with Redouane, Sara et Ayoub. Ayoub was going to le part dieu to buy his phone, but walking through the station (short-cut to the mall) we saw some of Sara's friends from AFS (french kids going to the US for 2 weeks) and stopped to talk to some of them for a while. Sara is really short, and some of the guys were super tall and it looked really funny to have her stand between them, her head several inches shorter than their shoulders... just had to say that. We walked home and went out to dinner at Malika's friend's house for a traditional Moroccan meal... Moroccan food is gooooood. I highly suggest finding someone that can make you real couscous. Maybe I will get Malika to teach me for next time. Anyway, in Morocco you serve everything in a giant shallow bowl in the middle of the table, piled with a mountain of couscous, meat, and VEGETABLES (they were so delicious. I think I ate half of them) and everyone eats out of the same bowl. I told Emily who was weirded out because maybe someone is sick but really, it works pretty well. They don't believe that I am a real American because I don't like soda. Ilyess eventually left to go hang out with friends and their son walked Sara and I home (it was very late and they are convinced girls can't go out alone) because we were both exhausted and ready for bed. As a note- that was close to midnight. We got there around oh... probably somewhere before 9. The further south you live the later you eat, and Redouane told me that in Morocco, he often does not eat dinner until 1 in the morning.
Sunday, I went running again, called both my dad (in China right now) and my mom, sister, grandmother and grandfather (they were visiting). As well as getting a little bit of homework done.
Love you all
bisous!