Daniel Ferrante

Thanksgiving last month was such a huge success that we have decided to hold a large meal every month. Last week we hosted a Christmas dinner. We had nearly 20 people show. We ate all sorts of great food brought by different people from around the world.

Next month we’ll host our “Half-way” dinner. We’ll be celebrating the halfway point between our arrival here in Dijon and our departure. It’s hard to believe I’ve already been here for 2.5 months!

Harry Potter

For you Yanks, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire was released before Thanksgiving. For us Frogs here in France, it was released at the end of November. Last weekend, I arranged a special showing for my students and teachers. The teachers were free (woot!) and the students were only 3€. And generally, the most I have paid for a movie in Europe is 5€… so why is it I pay nearly 11 dollars US to see a movie in the States? Probably the same reason it costs 300 USD to round trip to NYC, but it costs 600 USD to only go one way.

Boggles my mind.

Christmas in Europe

I’m leaving on the 24th to go to Munich for Christmas. I’ll be meeting up with a lady friend I met on a Green Tortoise Trip in Sep. Her name is Steph and we’ll be spending time with her parents.

After Christmas, I’ll head to Prague for the New Year. It shold be quite exciting!!

In Case You’re Interested…

According to my students, the name for Father Christmas in the U.S. is NOT Santa Claus, it is actually Santa Fe, capitol of New Mexico (cleaner and better smelling than the original).