May 23 – ‘Ice cream always cheers you up’ & Other Short Stories
Ice cream always cheers you up
Only us 3 girls have been left in the house for the next few days – all the boys went back to France. We were all prepared to go hiking yesterday, but the forecast had changed to 90% rain when we woke up at 7am. Obviously, we decided to put it off until another day. I went back to sleep, woke up at 12pm, and it was sunny. We consoled ourselves by sitting in our driveway, in the sun, and eating an entire bucket of rhubarb-vanilla ice cream.
Smells like home
Everyone’s home has a certain smell to it. Not necessarily a bad smell, although this is certainly possible, but just a smell. You never notice the smell of your own home though, since you’re just accustomed to it – unless something funky is cooking in the kitchen.
I always noticed the subtle smell of my flat here. Even coming out of my room and into the common areas, I noticed it. But, a few nights ago, I stepped out of my room and consciously realized that I didn’t notice any smell.
The next morning, I woke up happier and lighter than usual. I didn’t have any more homesickness. For the first time, I actually thought that I would really miss Switzerland once I left. It’s becoming more and more obvious as the days go by.
I feel like a country girl now haha. Now, I really think that I’m going to feel a massive culture shock when I return to Toronto. I’m going to see all the ugly parts of a big city and I’m going to miss the quiet, small-town life of Switzerland. One of the biggest things I think I’m going to miss is being on my own.
Grease & Sugar
Yesterday, Cora and I watched Grease. I think that it’s a fun movie, but also stupid at the same time. What’s more interesting is that I found out that people in Germany put either salt or sugar on their popcorn. They don’t use butter. The popcorn comes plain and then you sprinkle salt or sugar on it. Never heard of that, but I guess it’s not so odd considering that Kernels has many more odd flavours.
Only us 3 girls have been left in the house for the next few days – all the boys went back to France. We were all prepared to go hiking yesterday, but the forecast had changed to 90% rain when we woke up at 7am. Obviously, we decided to put it off until another day. I went back to sleep, woke up at 12pm, and it was sunny. We consoled ourselves by sitting in our driveway, in the sun, and eating an entire bucket of rhubarb-vanilla ice cream.
Smells like home
Everyone’s home has a certain smell to it. Not necessarily a bad smell, although this is certainly possible, but just a smell. You never notice the smell of your own home though, since you’re just accustomed to it – unless something funky is cooking in the kitchen.
I always noticed the subtle smell of my flat here. Even coming out of my room and into the common areas, I noticed it. But, a few nights ago, I stepped out of my room and consciously realized that I didn’t notice any smell.
The next morning, I woke up happier and lighter than usual. I didn’t have any more homesickness. For the first time, I actually thought that I would really miss Switzerland once I left. It’s becoming more and more obvious as the days go by.
I feel like a country girl now haha. Now, I really think that I’m going to feel a massive culture shock when I return to Toronto. I’m going to see all the ugly parts of a big city and I’m going to miss the quiet, small-town life of Switzerland. One of the biggest things I think I’m going to miss is being on my own.
Grease & Sugar
Yesterday, Cora and I watched Grease. I think that it’s a fun movie, but also stupid at the same time. What’s more interesting is that I found out that people in Germany put either salt or sugar on their popcorn. They don’t use butter. The popcorn comes plain and then you sprinkle salt or sugar on it. Never heard of that, but I guess it’s not so odd considering that Kernels has many more odd flavours.
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