ratatouille & french islands.

So this is probably going to be a bit of a long one but really that’s a good thing (for me) because of the fact that I have been so busy having an amazing time in FRANCE that I haven’t had a moment to update this thing. So obviously France has been amazing thus far. I have consumed a sufficient amount of French cuisine including crepes,  ratatouille (YUM)  this delicious ham and cheese grilled cheese thing that is then smothered in more cheese on top..

Friday Amanda and I went out to venture Marseille on our own. With the help of some direction and advice from the team member who live here we went to several French markets, the old port, navigated the metro system, ate amazing food and took a ferry to the Frioul Islands. The Frioul Islands were so gorgeous and just an amazing experience. We were supposed to go to this really old castle, prison thingy on one of the islands (its where the Conte of Monte Cristo was filmed (pretty cool)) but due to our lack of understating anything French and lack of maps were pretty sure we bought a ticket to go to it even though it was closed that day. But we weren’t to upset about that bc we did see it from the boat and the islands were so freaking cool and pretty it didn’t even matter. Castle smastle.

the island.

Later that evening we met up with the Whitleys and the rest of their team to go to an international choir competition, that one of the members of their teams (who lives in Marseille) was judging. What made it really cool was that each choir team was composed of immigrants. There was a team from Madagascar (yes, like the movie!) the Philippines, Romania, and Israel. It was really cool to see these people worship god through music in so many different languages.

The next day we went to part of the team meeting to talk about what we have been doing this summer in roquetas. It was really cool to reflect on the summer. After a delicious lunch of eggplant pizza (yummm) we headed to a small French town a few hours away to see some protestant churches and eat dinner with the church. Along the ride I fell in love with France, no big deal. We drove through the French wine country and quant little French towns it was all just so great and beautiful. The dinner was amazing with all of these cute little French people who had prepared us a feast. Literally. 5 course meal of local French cuisine. It was on of the best meals of my life! (& I found out I love ratatouille & walnut liquor )

\Today after French church (very interesting) we went to the basilica that over looks Marseille and then a few of us went on a hike over some cliffs by the sea. It was a perfect afternoon and I don’t ever want to leave this place, though I do because Im meeting my mom in 2 days in Madrid! 

view from the hike.