Ok, so today I hung out with Peggy, who is teaching at two of the schools I’m working at. She looks so young, I couldn’t believe she’s 31! But she’s really happy to take us assistants around (we all met up at the beach kind of randomly), and she even bought me my first “Americain” – a specialty of Reunion, apparently: a sandwich with ham, cheese, french fries, and ketchup. It’s actually really good….
As soon as we arrived at the beach, I could see why all these people love Reunion. The water is clear, the waves are good, and there’s not too many obnoxious tourists (only some). Of course I’ve been told the beaches are even better in Mauritius, and that I “have to go.” But anyways, these beaches are nice for sitting, talking, eating “des sandwiches americains,” or samoussas. People here love to tell me about Reunion, about the culture, about the great things to see. I love it when people are excited about their country, bursting with pride. And everyone can’t wait to cook me Reunionnais. I’ve already promised Mexican food for all, let’s see if I can pull it off.
Tomorrow we look for more housing, although admittedly the other assistants are more on top of this than I am. I’m not in too much of a rush to leave Dominique’s house, we’re having fun eating leftovers in front of the television, although admittedly she did insist I eat some sort of vegetables. 🙂
