Apples to Apples....Ish -- July 18

We're coming to the end of our time here in Paris -- just 2 more days of class (and one is a guest speaker and the other is comprised of exit interviews!).  Today, we played a game Dr. Brady designed to help the students review all the concepts they've learned this summer.  If you're familiar with the game "Apples to Apples" (or Cards Against Humanity, according to the students!), the students created a deck of cards about all the concepts they learned this summer.  Then, Dr. Brady put up a patient scenario that could happen -- and the students had to throw a card that they thought best represented an asset that the French community has as it relates to health and healthcare -- and a judge in each group got to choose the winner for the round.   From universal healthcare to diet to subsidized childcare to maternity and paternity leave, the students rocked it in pulling all our concepts together!

The second half of the class today were guest speakers and a service project making "hygiene cups" with Serve the City Paris (https://www.servethecity.paris/) for them to hand out during their meal distribution efforts.  I think the students enjoyed the hands on activity and talking to our guests (who were also college students -- just here in Paris!).  Evidently, Serve the City is found in major cities around the world -- so, check them out if you're in NYC, DC, etc!  

And the rest of today....was all about FOOD! Since we're in the last week countdown, I'm trying to check the final few things off my bucket list.  First was "Le Souffle."  We read about this place on a blog before we came -- and it 100% lived up to the hype.  I had a tomato basil souffle to start, then one with beef and gravy (or au jus) poured down inside for the main course....and the best of all -- the lemon and coconut one for dessert! They all melted in your mouth -- but, the dessert one -- it was the most amazing. If you have any reason to be in Paris, definitely check this place out.

 

  

The dessert one was one of the 👆most decadent things I've had! 

Another French "must try" is the rotisserie chicken that they cook with potatoes under it.  I know it sounds simple -- and it was -- but, it is so well done and tasty.  I walked more than half a mile each way to get it -- which after a long day -- is...well, more walking.  BUt, it was good -- and so were the potato chips by the same name. 

 

 

Tomorrow, our guest speaker is focused on energetic healing....so, I'm really excited to learn more about that.  AND...my sister and her family are in Paris for the week -- and we're doing a baking class tomorrow afternoon! Woot! 

Until tomorrow...
Sarah