When I first arrived in Paris I was forced to face my biggest fear-- trying new foods. Personally, I'm used to eating strictly fried or processed foods. Anything that comes from the ground is certainly not my friend, and I rarely venture into trying anything green, or rather, anything with any nutritional value. Each day, I start off correctly with some toast either smoothered with butter or smeared with Nutella. That was definitely OK for me. Then came lunch. As I leave my intership where I have just completed translating an entire French website into English using their tricky keyboards, I decided it was feeding time at the zoo. I leave TG Communications and enter a promising looking restaurant called Nicholas, which came highly recommended by all the people I work with. My first alarm should have been that they are all stick thin and beautiful, but at the moment that thought didn't cross my mind. I proceed to enter the restaurant and browse the rows of sandwiches. "Thon" Tuna. That is promising, because I love Tuna. I made the three minute walk back to the office to eat my beloved Tuna sandwich before finishing my translations. (Side note: just learned yesterday that Bobbi Brown was a girl. I guess you do learn something new everyday..) Anyway, as I bit into my sandwich my mouth received a horrible ill as a combination of tuna, cucumbers, salmon, and cream cheese entered into my sacred temple of the unhealthy abyss that is my body! Trying not to make a scene, I managed to swallow said bite and throw the rest away. After work I ran to the metro to grab some peanut M&M's. However, back at home, Chantal is actually a fabulous cook. I have ventured out of my comfort zone and tried things such as quiche, various cheeses, ham, and even artichokes. At Le Marais, I even had some falafels. Of course, I had to get a nutella crepe and some ice cream, just to balance everything out.
So far, my experience has been pretty eye opening. It's great to try new things, and I now know everything one can possibly know about Bobbi Brown.
- Casey DeLuca
The Global Cultural Initiatives Program (GCIP), an innovative program for St. George's students, is a student-centered learning process placed in the context of an international work experience. The program promotes the growth of independent initiative, problem solving, collaboration and information sharing.
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