I’m falling behind on this blogging thing.

 

Since last we met, many things have happened, some eventful and some not. This will be pretty short because I need to go to school soon.

After more than three weeks in France, I think I have returned to a normal sleep schedule. I’m not sure if this is good, because when timing permits I have slept until 1 p.m., even on the bricks I’m using for a mattress.

I got a bike from the city, a big cruiser with 3-speeds and an internal-hub. It’s pretty fun for riding around the city. Angers is extremely flat compared to Austin, so riding is easy. One of my neighbors rode the cruiser bike to Nantes last semester; it took him about nine hours. I want to bike out into the country, but probably not anywhere as far as Nantes.

We took a trip to a vineyard, Le Château des Vaults. The same family has run the winery for really longtime, the exact number escapes me now. On their website, they trace the history of the vineyard back to the goddess Pomona.  The woman who is currently in charge gave us a tour of the grounds and explained the growing process. This was very interesting, but then we had a tasting and I learned the method for determining the quality of wine. Now I can look super pretentious at parties in Austin, swirling wine in a glass and smelling it before drinking. The wine we tasted was pretty good, but expensive, so I didn't buy any. 

I think I had a dream about Chile Rellenos and Dos Equis a few nights ago.