Finally today we tasted true Dijon Mustard, and I must say it's fabulous! We visited a shop that has been around since the 1800s, and it is the shop where they sell all sorts of Dijon Mustard. There is Apricot and Curry Mustard, Hazelnut Mustard, Blackberry liquor Mustard, White Wine Mustard, Fine Herb Mustard...and the list goes on. And it comes in really cute jars, or you can also get it from a machine that looks like where they keep beers on tap...so guess what everyone is getting for presents...you guessed right...Mustard!
The tasting of Mustard was a part of our tour through Dijon where we learned a lot about the history of the city, most of which dates back to the middle ages. We also saw the tiling on the roofs of buildings which is really famous and it's also something we will see in Beaune which we are visiting February 18, and it is the biggest city in the Burgundy region. Unfortunately I forgot my camera for the tour so I will try and go back and take some pictures and upload them later!
Today I also went to La Conservatoire Regionale de Dijon where I met my possible French bassoon teacher. I played my bassoon for her and I guess I played well enough because she said I could take lessons for her as long as my classes don't conflict with her open slot of time which is from 3:30-4pm on Wednesdays. I won't know if my classes conflict until Friday, but hopefully it will work out cause she is super nice (tres sympa - in French), and she even said I spoke well in French which at this point in my stay here is the best compliment ever. She also asked me if I wanted to play in an orchestra and I said yes, so she is going to ask and see if that is possible.
I was going to have to go to the conservatory by myself cause my host mom couldn't come but luckily Nathalie (our director) could go with me. It made me feel so much more comfortable to not be all alone especially since I had to handle everything completely in French.
Tomorrow we are having our first group dinner which is where we take turns cooking for the whole group and the 2 people who cook invite their host families to come as well. I'm really excited for the first one and to meet everyones host families.
We also should be finding out very soon our levels for our courses, and we get our complete schedule on Friday.
That's pretty much it for now. A bientot!
oh my gosh soooo fun! i'm so excited for you! tell me why the tiling is famous? is it because it's old? or a certain architectural style?
ReplyDeleteI mean it is super old...but I honestly didn't quite understand exactly why it's famous, I just know it's only in this part of France. And it's just important because usually roofs are boring but these roofs have this really pretty tiling on the top of them in all different colors...I'll try to take a picture soon!
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