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French Word of the Day:
le haut-le-coeur (oh-leuh-ker) noun, masculine
: (avoir un haut-le-coeur) = to retch, to heave
"Haut-le-coeur" means, literally, "high heart"… and isn't that a prettier image than the words' "repulsive" meaning… one relating to a feeling of nausea that comes from foul food preparation, motion-sickness, pregnancy, and more….
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À force de tergiverser et d'avoir des haut-le-cœur à chaque soubresaut, nous regardons les trains passés en Afrique. After a lot of shilly-shallying and after the nausea following each jolt, we watched the trains pass in Africa. -from Le Figaro
A Day in a M O R O C C A N Life…
by Kristin Espinasse
By the last day of our Moroccan (mis)adventure, our family of seven were almost recovered from what the natives deemed "soft-stomach syndrome". But were our unaccustomed appetites really to blame? Could the finger fairly be pointed at our "fussy" French foies*?
Non! my husband argues, it was hotel hygiene! My sister-in-law, ever diplomatic, chalked it off to a bad case of gastro. As for me, I wonder if all those freshly-fished huîtres* and clams… might've caused our stomaches' sensational grand slam?
Then again, the signs in our hotel room bathroom read: "FORBIDDEN TO DRINK THE WATER." I wondered if that meant that we couldn't so much as wet our toothbrushes with it either? As a security precaution, I poured a bit of bottled water over my brosse à dents* (never mind that the last several brushings were with the woeful water).
While blue-faced in bed, I passed the time wondering about the origin of our collective stomach upset. After so much surmising, I eventually became bored with the guessing games — and decided to delete all of the seafood and coquillages*-related photos from my camera… which brought some relief. Next, to keep my mind off misery, I turned my attention to words which, as always, lifted my spirits. Coming up with a title to today's story amused me to no end:
Dining Disasters
Supper Sufferings
Feast Foibles
Appetite Angst
Palate Punishment
Snack Scoldings
Picnic Penalties
Kibble Kauchemars*…
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le foie (m) = liver; une huître (f) = oyster; brosse (f) à dents = toothbrush; le coquillage (m) = shellfish; le cauchemar (m) = nightmare
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Bonjour Kristin,
Sorry to hear about your Tummy Troubles! I remember when my husband visited Murmansk, Russia, they were advised to fill their mouths with bottled water before taking a shower, to prevent any water swallowing dans la douche!
hope you will feel better soon,
Beverly
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Bonjour Kristin,
As a masters student of international affairs (currently living in Bologna, Italy via New York City), your thrice-weekly updates are a tremendous source of light-hearted relief from the monotony that is the library (and my life). Thank you! I must become proficient in French upon completion of the program next year so it is a valuable learning tool as well. As to the weather: Bologna is going through one of its typical cloudy, rain-at-least-several-hours-of-the-day weeks. A bit chilly, but does not detract from the pleasant ease of Bolognese life. Enjoy the day…
Jamie
Thank you for this delectable story from Morocco – my family can commiserate! I can’t – it did not hit me – maybe because I immunized myself by eating cookies from street vendors in Casablanca and Fez early on in our trip to Morocco?
Here’s some information for your Dad: This post comes from Nogaret, 15 km outside the town of Revel, near Castelnaudary. It is hardly a city, 72 inhabitants and a couple of four-legged creatures.
The weather is not too pleasant, windy (from the Atlantic, we also get hot Mediterranean winds, called Autan) and only 11 degrees C. Sounds warmer in Fahrenheit.
Love your newsletter.
Laura (AKA Ute)
What a bummer to get sick on your vacation. I hope you and your family are truly over the “soft-stomach syndrome”.
I feel fortunate that my wife and I have only been sick once on our trips to France and that was a a bladder infection that my wife had. I was able to explain the problem to the pharmacist and he gave us some herbal medicine which didn’t help at all.
For your father, here in St. Paul, Minnesota, it’s dark (it’s 6:30am) and overcast, but should be a high of 45 and hopefully sunny for my noontime walk.
I hope you’re all on the mend. I’d rather be sick any other way than what you describe.
I’m sitting here in the foothills of the Vosges mountain in Turckheim, France, and the weather can’t quite decide what it wants to do today. At the moment, it’s a cool, sunny autumn day, and the golden leaves in the vineyard have almost all settled on the ground. But earlier it was raining cats and dogs…Il pleut des cordes. (I love that French expression, raining ropes.)
Love, love, love your posts.
Love the sky in the picture of the reunion.
Here in Copenhagen, Denmark, it’s grey and cold, very cold because of strong wind today. The first day ‘smelling’ of winter…
BTW, Kristi, thanks for the Sullivan blog.
Hi there Kristin, have to copy some other folks and say “get better soon”. You are 100% right not to use the tap water for brushing your teeth but also make sure not to swallow any water whilst showering, have ice cubes in your drinks or eat any fruit / veg that you can’t peel (salad is mostly a no-no as it’s washed in tap water).
I am writing from Dubai, the sky here is hazy from dust (on the skyline) with some blue showing in the middle (pretty normal), no cloud. Today was 37 degrees C, it’s starting to cool down nicely 🙂
Enjoy the rest of your trip.
So sorry your holiday included stomach upsets.
In Washington, D.C. the sun is shining and the sky is clear blue and almost cloudless at 8 a.m. It’s brisk out — 40/5 deg F/C but it will get a little warmer if yesterday is any guide. The trees are glorious shades of yellow, orange, and red. Some are deep crimson.
I so enjoy your posts…especially when you spell out the french words phonetically so that i can practice my very weak french.. In Shaker Heights, Ohio (right outside of Cleveland) it is a cool 39 degrees F – and with a bit of luck we will hit the mid 40’s! Hope you and your family are on the mend!
Hi Kristin,
“Haut-le-coeur” makes is sound so chic! Who would have thought throwing up could sound so good. Like “Haute couture”. The French can make anything sound good. Anyway, sorry about your stomach troubles. My husband had the same problem after our honeymoon to Puerto Rico. I escaped but he was not so lucky.
Thanks again for your fun posts!
It is cold, 30 degrees and sunny here in Charlottesville, VA
Have a great day!
Eileen
Thank you all for your kind wishes and great tips! (And to Eileen for the haut-le-coeur/haut couture laugh 🙂
Blair: glad to get your note about the French phonetics — which I forgot to add to this edition … but have just done so now. Thanks!
Bonjour chere Kristin,
I’m so sorry you all had stomach problems while in Morocco. I agree with Eileen, the French language makes even being sick sound poetic.
I am delighted to report that we are having GORGEOUS weather in Baton Rouge. Temps in the 70’s and it is DRY. One must live here to fully appreciate this phenomenon.
Bisous pour les toutous.
Cindy
BLECH!! What misery — I am so sorry for all of you. I wonder if our Secretary of State, Madame Clinton, suffered the same fate whilst in Morrocco last week. As for a scurrilous attorney from South Florida whom we surmise is on the lam in Morrocco as well (along with an estimated $100,000,000 of others’ money), I hope he has eaten some of those oysters and keeps his mouth wide open in the shower 🙂 In any event, I am so glad you are all home safe and sound.
And here’s today’s weather for Tallahassee, Florida: currently 60 degrees and a few high Cirrus clouds, clearing to a delightful 73 and sunny! Here at the First District Court of Appeal, all I can do is stare wistfully out my window at our beautiful Fall day:-(
Love to all, Diane
Hello Kristen!
Your newsletter is something I look forward to!
Here in Milwaukee it’s cold and dreary….38 degrees F and windy.
Hope you’re on the mend.
Wonderful picture too.
Julie
Dearest Dad (et Kristen!),
The skies are a sullen gray here in Wisconsin. 🙂
Jan
Glad you all are safe and sound at home — Braise and Smokey too! I did mark Chez Sullivan in my favorites so I could keep up! Smokey looks well on the mend. I love all the pictures, but I’m a hopeless dog romantic!
Here in northwestern Virginia it’s cool — was 34 deg. and frost on my windshield this morning, heading up to the 60s. Sunny skies. No wind. Lovely. But most of the trees are bare. Lots of pretty colored leaves all over the ground! Now starting to get crunchy!
Patricia
Dear Kristin…
I cannot believe that a young girl from Arizona doesn’t remember “Montezuma’s revenge” (Mexico).. Different country.. same problem.. probably the water, or the ice made from the water, or the water on the toothbrush, or the food washed from the same water, etc, etc.
Here I am once more at home in Perth Western Australia.It has started getting hot, now that summer is on the way and today’s temperature was 34 degrees Celsius. The sky started off blue with little wispy clouds on the horizon, but we are expecting a few showers tonight, in from off the Indian Ocean. I ‘ran away’ for four weeks! I went to Svalbard, a group of Norwegian islands up in the Arctic Circle for two weeks, the Scottish Highlands for one week, then over to France for the final week. I was in Paris for two nights then spent the remaining time ‘dans le coin’ in Brittany – Quimper, catching up with old friends. But now I am back at work, wondering if it was all a dream!
‘Haut de Coeur’ gives me the image of my stomach up around my heart – which I guess is the feeling one must have when heaving away!!! Bisous et Kenavo.
I enjoy your blog every morning and like your writing style
Hopefully the good memories and great photos (not of food) will bring smiles later on. Can hardly wait for your next adventure!
As for the weather, (Hi Kristen’s Dad) it’s beautiful here in the High Sierras of California. Should be in the low to mid 80’s, very very dry, sunny. A gorgeous day for a bicycle ride.
Kristen,
Ohhh . . . haut-le-cour. Quelle dommage! The French have even come up with a way to delicately transfer a meaning of something so beastly. People wonder why I love the language. Cher Papa – In Los Altos Hills, CA, in the heart of Silicon Valley about 40 minutes south of San Francisco (The City By the Bay), it is forecast to be in the high 70’s probably up to 80 degrees – just like yesterday. Short sleeves, sitting with my face turned to the sun (not yet, it’s only 6:45 am here) not a cloud in the bright blue sky with leaves slowly falling from the trees and landing on the pavement making friends with the rest of the leaves on the ground. A perfect California day. Robin
It’s early am in SF Bay Area, & crystal clear skies will welcome 70s weather today. It is such a treat for this not-very-good-French-speaking Francophile to access your page. It brings me back to France, my favorite place in the world. Merci!
Well, you’d think I could spell your name right, KristIIIIn! And by the way, what’s the “Sullivan” blog that people are referring to? Did I miss a wonderful nugget of information in a previous post? And Bonjour Jules – did you get my card in the mail yet? Robin
You planned this trip for such a long time, started out with the prettier meaning of haut-le-coeur and ended with the no-so-pretty meaning. Leave it to you to keeping that creative mind going with your “poetic pairings” while suffering. I’m praying that there was SOME recovery period that you are saving for our next adventure on FWAD?? Maybe a couscous recipe too?
We had this type of thing happen to our family when I was little. 4 children, mom (pregnant) & dad, all stuffed in a motel room with only one bathroom, or course. A disaster that we laugh about to this day, though.
Smokey has really grown!!
The photo is awesome and I can’t wait to see more.
Karen
Sunny, blue skies and @60ish degrees in Maryland.
Robin:
Here it is, the ‘Sullivan’ blog: http://chezsullivan.blogspot.com/
My Darling Kristi,
What a great photo, this has to be one of my favorites. I’m going to start sketching this today to get the feel of all the wonderful details before I attempt to paint this masterpiece of yours. I’m sure you could win a photo contest with this photo. I am almost positive that YOU didn’t realize or notice that the tarp draped behind the darling donkey is to catch his little poo-poo’s – this tells me that the little village you visited is much cleaner than you thought…and they must have a few gardens. I was amazed when I visited the area you were vacationing on Google Earth – so bleak and desolate – of course that is probably the tail end of the Great Sahara, I’ll have to study my maps more closely and of course a little history and geography lesson on Wikipedia. I must say I was shocked to see you so far down the coast in such an isolated area – and of course a little worried too. I am so happy you are safely home and settled back into your wonderful routine, rising every morning of your life at 6:00 a.m. – throwing open the shutters and breathing in another beautiful day in your little vineyard. I can hear your fingers tapping away on your computer as you prepare your stories and answer your e-mails. Up and down the staircase you travel as you prepare your coffee, wake the kids, lay out breakfast and finally run to your car and wait patiently (I made the patiently part up!) for the kids to catch up with you for their ride to school. I know from your phone call yesterday what a eye-opening and thought provoking experience this trip was for you, and I am so proud of you for spending your time wandering around the village and placing yourself into the lives of the locals. How brave of you to carry a camera, for as I learned while living in France back in 1997 – Moroccans do not like to be photographed!!! I was lounging on my favorite bar-stool one night in my hangout in the Morrocan part of your village of St. Maximum (sp?)- I was 51 yrs. and liked to celebrate each day with “Pastis 51”. I always walked around the village with my camera hanging around my neck, but one night I made the mistake of lifting the camera up in this bar (the interior was all black and white, hundreds of great photo’s on the walls) very chic, the owner was from Paris and he and his wife were absolutely beautiful and very sophisticated. When the flash from my camera exploded in this little bar – everyone dropped for cover under the tables and to the floor. That’s when I began to learn the difference between my life and theirs. Once again I raise my glass to you Kristi for stepping out of your comfort zone to experience life in its fullness. Keep up the good work.
XOXO
JULES – Puerto Vallarta, Mexico – 75+sunny
My Dad had food poisoning in Venice-he called it the Doges Revenge. I’m glad everyone is okay now and you were able to enjoy a bit of the vacation. 7am in Seattle, cold 42 degrees, not much wind and the sunrise was pale pink. Forecast is for sun and 60 degrees. Good leaf raking weather. Nice hearing what the weather is like where others are writing from.
Kristen,
I hope the haute-le-coeur didn’t ruin the whole trip! I’ve been imagining what fun you must be having on your exotic trip! Great to see Braise and Smokey had an adventure too. I enjoyed reading the Sullivan’s blog – thanks! I am near Bill – just outside of the beautiful Twin Cities of Minneapolis / St. Paul Minnesota. It is still overcast at 9:30 a.m. but we are hoping for sun this afternoon – hopefully in time for Bill’s walk!
We’re sorry about your African Revenge. In our trips to Mexico and Central America we’ve always used bottled water for EVERYTHING! Even brushed our teeth with rum once (something that I wouldn’t want to repeat I might add). With that, we’ve never gotten sick, although that could just be pure dumb luck. Record highs today in the lower 90’s here in Tucson. Not a cloud in the sky and just a ghost of the moon dropping over the Tucson mountains
Bonjour Kristin! Your posts have been a great inspiration not only to me but to my husband as well. Your courage to follow your dreams and to see yourself living somewhere other than you were gives me great hope that our dreams of living abroad can come true as well! Of course the logistics are always interesting especially since my husband is in education and as an Elementary Principal the what to do and how for aboard constantly puzzles us!?! Of course in the next few years as my own music business begins to grow perhaps it will not be so much as a staple to have.
Ah, Novembers skies – Here today in Woodstock, Illinois the sky is overcast the temperature reads at 39 degrees and the leaves have mostly fallen on our still green but ever fading grass only to have dried into little hunks of brown sprinkled throughout our yard and neighbors as well. Oh yes our neighbors because they cut down to the ground all the beautiful flowering wiry and color changing shrubs that fill ( or rather used to) outside my kitchen window – poor trees. The weather forecast is calling for “unpredicted precipitation” today I do wonder what they mean by that… aren’t they supposed to predicate it? That is their job as I understood it. Anyways, thank you ever so much for your blog!
A quick and cheery hello from Longwood, Florida, north of Orlando. We are in the glorious time of year for Florida, warm sunny blue skies and NO humidity ! Like the poster from Louisianan, you have to l ive in Central Florida to understand what a relief it is to breath dry air. French Word-A-Day is a spot of cheer every day, thank you, Kristin. The sound files are so valuable to me, a Spanish teacher who teaches the occasional French class and needs constant aural input to keep my accent in line! This is a beautiful thing that you do, Kristin.
I look forward to your blog which I discovered whilst searching language sites. We love France and visit frequently, either renting a home for a month or touring. This summer it was touring with our grandchildren who are half French, we touched all coasts and swam in a different river or lake each day. We were in the mountains for a few days too taking in the scenery in the incredible gorges. As soon as I finish reading your blog I am mentally planning our next trip to France.
The weather here in Vancouver, British Columbia is sunny with a few early clouds, the mountains are visible and yes, there is snow at Whistler.
Hope you are now fully recovered and enjoying life back with Smokey and Braise
My father, a diplomat, was posted to Rabat, Morocco, when I was four years old. I actually remember some of it, especially the fish markets. I don’t recall ever getting sick there (at least from food), although at the time, the country probably wasn’t as clean as it appears in your photo. I hope there is less poverty there now.
When we were posted later to Beirut, Lebanon and Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, we all came down with what seemed to be viruses. Once folks got them, they never got them again, so it must have had something to do with the locality – water, microbes, etc. The children in oasis towns drank the local water (which we never did – ours was distilled, although we used simple desalinated seawater for toothbrushing). It seems people can acquire immunity within their community (how’s that for a turn of phrase?)
I hope that in spite of your precarious digestion, you were all able to enjoy some of the sights.
For your Dad: I live in University Park, MD, a suburb of Washington, DC.
For your Mom: A crisp day, about 45-50 degrees, but sunny, with crystal clear air and some beautiful leaves still on the trees. Most are on the ground awaiting raking.
Bonjour from Portland, Oregon, where the skies are brilliantly blue today. It has been unseasonably warm the past couple of days, but our rain is to return tomorrow (sigh). There is nothing worse than tummy troubles! And a word of caution – don’t consume ANYTHING or get it near your mouth if it has had the local water on it and not been cooked! That means toothbrushes, lettuce in salads and other things that may have been washed, but not cooked…..
There’s no place like home….there’s no place like home…..bet you wish you had those ruby slippers to hand when you were lying in that bed! All’s well that ends well and the best memories soon overshadow the mal au coeur….. I look forward to reading Jules comments as much as I do your blogs. Quelques fois, je crois que j’ai les oreilles qui traînent!
Il faisait très chaud hier à PHX…96F et peut-être il fera près de la même chose aujourd’hui….mais, je ne sais pas….je pars pour Tulsa!!
Your story made me remember a trip my sister and I made to Pamplona Spain. We had that notice over our sink too, to not drink the water, and we didn’t. But we thought it would be so romantic to sit in the Café Iruña and drink cafe au lait. Unfortunately, even Hemingway’s ghost failed to ward off the haut la coeur that resulted for 24 hours.
I’m in Idaho Falls, Idaho, and my seven month old, with a belly full of bananas, Mmmm-Mmmm brand rice crackers and mother’s milk, is down for her morning nap. The sky is a brilliant blue, and it’s sunny and exceptionally warm — supposed to get in the mid-50s F today!
So interesting to see where everyone’s writing from. Me? I’m just outside Sisters, Oregon, where it’s about 25 degrees and sunny.
Glad you are all feeling better. It is definitely November in Chicago: grey and very brisk!
Recovering from a hard bout of flu,( but not the haut-le-couer, thank goodness, because I find that worse,) here just between Seattle and Vancouver BC. If I was as good of a photographer as Kristin, I would send all of you lots of photos from my view today- it is God’s country here with crisp air 37 degrees F and gorgeous colors, more brilliant than any year I’ve lived here. I’m in awe today of it’s beautiful majesty- The Fall colors are amazing! Bonbons pour les yeux!
All the better to get back to the comfort of your own domicile … back to the familiar bathroom … climbing into the comfort of that “personalized” bed … and mostly, showered with love and doggie “kisses” by thosed left behind. Welcome Home Famille Espinasse!
Whoops – forgot to state my chosen place of residence. Wonderful Kauai – 7:30 AM and the temperature a “freezing” winter chill of 75 degrees F. with light Trade Winds. Hey, I don’t dream this stuff up! Aloha!
This really is a wonderful thing you’ve created here. I know I appreciate being able to keep up on my dwindling French in such an entertaining and inspiring way. I’m about to finish up university in Cairo, Egypt, where we’ve been having a cold spell for the past few days: it’s hardly even gotten above 70. The chill makes me pine for home (Portland, Oregon), and we even had a bit of smoggy rain.
I hope that your ventre is feeling better before too long. I have thankfully avoided what they refer to here as the “Nile Pile”, but many a visiting friend has fallen prey to its cruel machinations.
Bonjour Kristen,
So sorry to hear you about your stomach trouble on vacation. Your play with words searching for a good title was fun. It reminded me of a trip to Mexico where my husband & my friend’s husband both got sick because of something they ate or drank the day they played golf. So I told them I thought they had Trini Lopez revenge. They both said “Trini Lopez”? I said yes, the golfer isn’t that his name? They had a good laugh at my expense & explained that it would be Lee Trevino revenge. Oh, well… We have beautiful blue skies here in Phoenix today…probably in the low 90’s. Feel better.
I am writing to you from beautiful Richmond, British Columbia Canada on a fresh morning at 7°C with a promise of enjoying 12°C a little later in the day. The weather here is coastal, which means we get to enjoy the colour green all year. There are however, a few trees turning colour and dropping leaves, enough of them to kick away while walking to school. This morning I accompanied my son with his bass guitar slung over my shoulder and he with his heavy book bag, scooter, and story of last night’s dream. Sorry to hear you were sick Kristin, nothing like being sick in unfamiliar surroundings. I loved how you still tried to keep busy thinking of colourful terms and titles for today’s entry. I was sick this weekend, and tried to escape the feeling with sleep as thinking “hurt”! Love your blogs!
Hello, Kristin, from average, grey, northern Indiana, in November. The sun will be often hidden now, until February or March. :>(
Several years ago I got very ill from a meal in Grenoble. I got Giardia from (I think) raw squid. I had to wait until I returned home to determine that I had a parasite. :>(
Welcome home – love the flying dog Braise picture. Today is a perfect Fall day in Roanoke, Va. Three of us went for a hike up The Star Trail at 8 a.m. this morning – today the coldest this fall, in the 30’s. I love this time of year.
Watched the movie Avenue Montaigne recently, French film (2006)–highly recommend.
I’ve traveled many places so of course I have had my share of “oops” I’m in trouble stomache. Two most memorable were eating fresh coconut on the street in Guadalajara, Mexico and in the foothills of Anapurna in Nepal!.Wow, Haute de coeur to the max. But I still love to travel.
In Los Angeles it is 75 degrees and a beautiful sunny day. I,too, sign on as one of your fans. Thanks so much for the words. I love them!!
Patience
Northampton, bang in the middle of England, U.K. sunny with showers and a temperature of about 12 celcius, but what is that in farenheit?
Judy
It’s never fun to be sick but especially when you are on vacation! Sorry you weren’t feeling well. Love the “Supper Sufferings”! Oh, and it is a gorgeous day in Houston, TX. Sunny, not a cloud in the sky and a slight breeze! It’s days like today that remind why I love living here!
Dear Kristin,
Glad you made it through the stomach problems. I agree with Eileen, haut-le-coeur makes it sound sort of sophisticated, like the old days in the South when they had wind (tee hee). Well, I did have haut-le-coeur last week from a flu (?) and now it has attacked my throat and head…yuck.
I LOVE the photo…the blue, the white, and my favorite animal, le donkey!
From the next photo it appears that you are well-recovered…: )
Here is Southern CA, it is still dry and beautiful, in the 70s, the evenings become chilly, a sort of desert weather. Je dois etudier pour mon cours d’espanol, a ya ya!
A bientot!
xo