Fête de la Raclette!

Tonight, I hung out with five other volleyball friends at a teammate's apartment.... we experienced the very popular "Raclette" for dinner (how to explain..... melted cheese goodness?  just see the pictures).  The girls speak quickly and use a whole lot of slang, but I was proud to have followed the conversation and added things as often as I could.  These girls are great.  These girls are FRENCH through and through.  Needless to say, it was a memorable night.

More on Paris to come.....I get giddy thinking I get to write about it! : D

Jessie Elledge, one of my best friends from Truman State, shows up at Grenoble's train station tomorrow at 7:33pm!  She will spend nearly 3 full days here and I CANNOT WAIT to share Grenoble with someone so close to me.  Pray for a wonderfully fun and enriching time with her!  Pray especially that SHE would be greatly encouraged by what the Lord has to show her here, and by the fellowship we share when together.  I am quite anxious to spend some good time with someone who knows me so well.  Not to mention, to make up for the countless hugs I lack every day here! ; )  On the itinerary: the Bastille, hiking, Museum of Grenoble, campus, volleyball game, down town wandering, ice skating......

But I return to my orginal thought: here are pictures from tonight's hangout!

me, Perrine, and Coline... can you tell Perrine is a jokester? (and also one of my favorites??)

Cecile and Rosine, ready to get this started!

it was Elisabeth's first Raclette experience!  En revanche, my family actually has le truc at home. (bah. i guess i should say "excuse my french," thought not in that sense.  after hanging out with native french speakers and speaking it for an extended period of time, I seriously can only think in the french phrases right now... thus the italics :).

note the european way of eating... two hands on the table with fork and knife, ALWAYS.

YUM.  cold cuts, boiled potoatoes, pickles... and of course, lots and lots of cheese.

this ham was literally called "the ham of Paris." it made us sad that we weren't there anymore.  but, then again, a raclette party wasn't a bad alternative!!