Today I received another gift: a tv. The receiver is in and I have about 300ish channels…It felt good to hold a remote :) In my initial channel flipping I discovered that just like back home Germany has a variety of awkward infomercials and its own version of Judge Judy, an odd artsy channel, and a variety of programming all dubbed into: German… go figure… I discovered the BBC World News channel. And some other English channels even Al Jazeera. The most I got out of them was that in Japan there is a network of 5000 mothers on Twitter who check for proper radiation levels in the places their children play in… And Germany is trying to decide whether or not to help Greece… I’ll have to do some more channel exploration when I have time.
Another day… more meat and more fish… I am getting better preparing the schnitzel :), prepped another tenderloin, transferred to Garde Manger to prep salad items, went back to trim fish and duck breasts, back to make antipasto. Then left to enjoy my afternoon break with a quick introduction to my tv ( this is when I discovered the riveting information about the Japanese mothers) and walked over for coffee at a friend’s house. We sat outside in the sun on the grass and were joined by another girl from the hotel. The two of them talked quite a bit in German and it was funny how often I was able to know the subjects involved in the conversations and yet have no context. Only thing I was able to fully decipher: food. They saw the effort in my face and then translated. It was refreshing, the coffee delicious, and the sun energizing. German language or not it was lovely and so good to get out.
For tonight Saucier was full of people so I worked the desserts station. Took some time to learn the new words but it was fun to quenelle sorbets and send off plates of chocolate mousse. The chef of that station speaks almost perfect English… communication was flowing and made for a good night of jokes and sweet treats. The waiters and waitresses had a little more time and attempted to speak English to me throughout the night. I don’t know what to expect for tomorrow, but it is my last day before my “weekend”… Allow me to dance a little in my seat. I plan on sleeping in reeeaally late :)
On my walk back from my coffee date I noticed a subtle change. The trees are starting to turn. I walked a little more and saw an entirely orange tree... the one next to it: going yellow. Fall is starting and I didn’t even see it sneaking up. I am excited to see a red version of Alps and I think I have somewhat acclimated to the weather. It is still cold but when I walk back at night I’ve been skimping on the number of jackets / sweaters…. I can see my breathe, but it isn’t as bad.. or maybe it’s my new pair of “Ugs.” Here my mother is wincing for I know how much she hates Ugs.. but I got them on sale and dispite their lack of elegance they definitely keep the toes cozy. Last week when we walked to Sonthofen we had a mini shopping spree… some scarves, the Ugs, and some sweaters as well as a handy dandy little backpack to make carrying everything up the hill a little easier. Oh and a broom… I don’t think I mentioned that? If not ignore, but yes, we bought a broom to share. We had to buy it before our dinner so it was slighty awkward sitting at a table a long broom handle on my right, but the store would have been closed and we were hungry. Only downside we didn’t get the dust pan I know I can get a piece of cardboard or the one in the laundry room downstairs, but the bum in me is piling it all in a corner for now. I am somewhat intrigued to see how big I could make it…hmmmm.... quite intrigued
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