arles

Bonjour!

To begin with, last night the neighborhood had a street party right outside the villa; complete with french appetizers and dancing to the Mamma Mia soundtrack (I was so excited and our hostess Amanda offered a movie night for us girls when I told her it was one of my favorites) :)

There were a few dishes there I'd never seen before...like watermelon and cheese skewers, fish cookies, and cantaloupe mush. It was pretty funny to watch other SPU kids bite into them without being fully aware of what was inside. Jordan, I'm kicking myself for not taking pictures of all the platters; I know you love seeing that stuff! The night was a blast overall! I love chatting with Saint Maximin's residents...there's Hester from New Zealand who is just gorgeous and Karen who is from Germany and speaks 5 languages, just to name a couple.

My loves:


Brittany and I with April, one of the Davis' family friends who came along to cook and hang out with us:


Today's adventure was in the town of Arles. We visited a Roman colosseum still used for bull fighting today and one of Van Gough's painting spots. Also, we got to visit an old ampitheatre which has obviously crumbled a lot, but still holds 3,000 people. It was a pretty toasty day so we were all a little quiet, but our gelato stop was refreshing and the shop was blasting Shakira :)

A close up of the colosseum wall:


The inside ring:



Photo shoot at the Ampitheatre:


GELATO! I had Orange Sanguine and Ananas today:



Van Gough's square:



Feeling a little grumpy at the end of the day:


Currently listening to: You and I by Ingrid Michaelson
Au Revoir!

xoxo
Caitlin
caitlinboyd72@gmail.com