New bike. New blog.

Here's my new bike! Faster than my last one and the lock is a million times easier to use. :) After a few 40 km rides we'll see how she's holding up but so far so good. And best part, it's PURPLE!

 

Yesterday was my first ride home after taking the bus for January and most of February, and the fresh air felt so nice. I stopped to snap a picture of the still flooded Parc Balzac. 

And for the new blog from my roommate Hélène. She and her friends from her Masters program in Wine, Tourism, and Gastronomy [that's my kinda Masters program] started a blog about food and also restaurants in Angers called Les Dodues de l'Ouest.  They're funny posts, and slowly they're being translated into English too! This is the French version Les dodues and here's the English one: The Dodues.
The first recipe up was Steak Tartar, très français!

Finally, excitement level is super high as ma petite soeur arrives in a couple short days!! I can't wait! So excited to roam around Paris and to welcome Suzanne to the country of bread and chocolate. I think she's going to like it here :)