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07/13/86 Dimanche (Sunday) Strange encounter leads to 15 K walk home

Started out as being a really lousy day - in fact the whole day was lousy!

I studied until lunch and then Decide, Cami and Stephen and I went for a walk. Which was also lousy!

Sometime between 6 and now though, all that changed.

Around 9 when we were about to eat some of Colette's friends dropped by.  They have a boy my age.  They stayed until 11 and invited me to come see them in Paris - which was great - he seems very nice!  So for dinner I was in a good mood and we ate until 12:30 then went down the street to the center of the village to join the National Fete (party)!

It was really great.  everyone was very happy (drunk) and some guy who spoke know English was telling everyone to tell me he loved me and wanted me to come with him for a walk.  Smashed as he was I gladly declined.  About 2:30 the party broke up and we realized we had forgotten to pickup their friend at the train.  So we hurried back to the party.  Some of her (Cami's friends) were there and they were too drunk to drive.  So I drove 7 of us (a no, no!) well, half way to the train but then the owner decided we couldn't use the car anymore.

Stephen got me a flag of France while we waited for the drunks to hobble inside.  Then we crashed an all block party and Cami bummed a ride to the station - only the driver wanted something in return - unfortunately that was me! Well when he stopped the care and we weren't at the train station - or anywhere near it and he started making his moves -- I got out.  Of course he also followed.  We fought a little (his ring came off in the process) and then he returned to the car.  This is at about 5 a.m. He drove us to the station only to find their friend wasn't there anymore.  He decided he was too tired to drive anymore and parked the car. 

I was tired of waiting so I walked the 15K home.  We all met up about 1/2K from home and returned at 8:30 a.m. We were out all night! Totally crazy!  I still have the flag and the ring to show for it.

We had breakfast and then headed to bed. 

I got a chance to meet 4 of the guys who live around here.  I don't know any girls still.  (Well Cami but she lives somewhere else)

1 girl and 7 guys = weird!

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