De la creme, du fromage, du lait, du pain....

I will hopefully not gain 10 lbs. while I am here because I feel like all I ever eat here is cream, cheese, milk, and bread. I live with a family that is tellement paysanne. They conserve everything and make sure that every drop of everything they make is eaten before it is thrown away. Today I wanted to eat some Nutella with bread (of course) for breakfast, but the jar was literally scraped clean. Why it was still on the shelf....je ne sais pas du tout.

Yesterday, we went to the museé de l'art brut. There is a word in French That is how everyone described it. I loved it and I think some of the kids did too. It is a museum dedicated to artwork made by patients in mental institutions, psychiatric wards etc. I loved it.

Then we went to a littttttttttle cafe called Le Barbare to drink some hot chocolate. Only it was not normal hot chocolate, but literally hot, melted chocolate with real Chantilly whip cream. AMAZING. So, the kids all loved that. Then we went down to Ouchy which is near the bord du lac and had a little apérotif or Welcome drink with the families that the students are staying with. It was great because all day long it was crappy outside and then for an hour it was beautiful and we talked and drank outside. Everyone's family came, except mine. I was kind of bummed. But, all the other families seem to really enjoy their students which is great and the students seem to really like their host families. No one seemed like there were going to die if they didn't get out.

Then today I had to go around to 4 of the students houses to check up on them, make sure that all was well in their own Swiss world. A bit redundant, but nice to see all the kids again. I ate lunch with one in particular and they were so nice. The son even helped me to get a SIM card so now I have a cell phone. Pretty sweet deal.

Now, after an exhausting day of traveling around the canton de Vaud, je me couche.