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Monday, July 07, 2003

Aux Etats-Unis

Almost a week with nary a blog, what's going on? I've been taking time to catch up with everyone back here (well, not everyone yet, but I'm working on it, ok?) and look for a job for the next school year (yay)... not to mention the hours spent staring sadly at photos from Paris (ok, not hours, and yes, I'm being melodramatic). In all seriousness though, I do miss the city, and I can't wait to go back. Not that being in Ann Arbor again hasn't been good--it has--but there are things I'd gotten used to, like eating good bread. I'm going to have to hold off eating bread for another week because what once passed for decent (ie freshly baked at the grocery store) just doesn't hold up anymore. So inspired by Patrick, who asked me what were the five best and worst things about being back in the States, not including people (in order words, cultural differences, not just "I missed my cell phone"):

Five of the Best Things About Being in Ann Arbor (in no particular order)
1. Wide availability of cold drinks, including coffee drinks like iced mochas.
2. Decent bathrooms.
3. Accessible pianos.
4. Free internet.
5. Seemingly-wild forest space (the Arb).

Five of Best Things About Being in Paris
1. Incredible architecture.
2. Amazing bread.
3. A love for the arts and culture that the US often lacks (we're not just talking the latest pop song or Hollywood blockbuster here).
4. A better sense and knowledge of history and current events.
5. Time to linger over dinner without feeling like the waitstaff is getting mad (having been on the other side of the equation, I can tell you it's annoying to have a table sit for hours on end).

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