In the last two weeks, I've been to the doctors twice, and also twice to pick up perscriptions and get blood drawn! Fortunately, neither were for me, I went with friends (and hopefully, we'll keep it this way throughout the semester!). The medical system here in France is very, very different than that in the United States (mostly do to the fact that here it is socialized). When you go to the doctor, the cost is only about 32 euros (less than $42) if you have zero insurance- and even with that, if you submit it to the government, they will re-imburse you for a substantial portion. So, it is very, very cheap. But, I must say, you get what you pay for- I'm not convinced that the doctors here are as thorough as they are in the US. And I can't imagine how much the French pay for taxes if this is all paid for by the government!! One of my friends is still not feeling well and she isn't totally sure why, so if you could be praying for her that would be great!
The other day, Michelle (a friend of mine from Siena) and I went out to dinner at a nice restaurant in Bellecour. If you haven't caught on by now, I love taking pictures of my food...so here they are :)
Three cheese pasta, garnished with olives and walnuts- not like any American pasta dish, cheese here is so much stronger! So good!
Michelle's dinner- ham risotto
My dessert. You can never go wrong with dessert in France. This is a chocolate cake, filled with melted chocolate and topped with chocolate fondue. On the side, that is coconut flavored marscapone (a kind of cheese). The coconut marscapone was probably one of the best things I've ever eaten.
On one of my trips to the doctor we stopped at McDonalds to get something to eat, since we left at 8 in the morning, and hadn't eaten, and wouldn't have time to go back to get something in our apartments before our 11 am class. I got the McBaguette since I thought it was quite amusing...I thought this sandwich involved cheese and lettuce, but apparently it also involves hamburger which I couldn't tell from the photo...and picked off because it did not look very edible.
By far, the worst thing I have EVER eaten in France.
The bread was decent, but the cheese, lettuce, mustard, and hamburger remnants were absolutely terrible. I don't think I'll be going back ever unless I have a really bad craving for French fries.
Anyways, that's all for now! Hopefully I'll do something interesting this weekend! Until then, Beverly
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