best late-night food: nan fromage

i'll spare us all a full recount of my time in sommieres - most of it was spent resting, eating, and fending off the persistant guitarist who cornered most of us at one time or another while we were on the computer (there was a jazz workshop going sharing the facilities). one remarkable thing that we saw, however was a stand-off between a cat and a mouse over a sewer grate. the cat was a sleek young thing, with a collar and a bell. she wasn't very fierce, and the mouse pretty much ignored her as she patted him squeamishly. once or twice she put her mouth over his back, but to no avail. the mouse went back underground and the crowd that had gathered applauded.
we returned to montpellier on thursday late afternoon, and were met by our host families at IML (the institute of mediteranean languages, i think, where the UNC program has its office). isabelle and i almost died getting my luggage through the crowds to her house, but luckily we met fidel on our way and he took over my book suitcase. (fidel, a spanish guy, and cindy (short for cinderella), a german girl, are also living with isabelle. their program ends this week, however, so they'll be moving out. the next new student who'll move in is a guy from the phillipines.)
thursday night i went exploring and returned to the shakespeare, as i've said. friday night isabelle and i went salsa dancing at el café cuba (of course i had to drink a cuba libre). the style is a bit different, and it's bizarre not to see any mexicans, but i still felt at home, and danced with most of the guys who were there. a group of latinos trooped in later in the evening, and i danced (and spoke spanish with a couple of them), which was very comforting. one thing that's different about dancing here is that the dance floor clears after each song, and people change partners. that makes it a little difficult to get accustomed to each partner, especially if you haven't danced with them before. the dj was quite good - he played a mix of salsa, bachata, merengue, reggaeton, and african reggae-like songs. the cafe is right across from the last tram stop, so it will be easy to go to by myself if i ever need to. isabelle's friends are very diverse and interesting. they came over on saturday for a dinner party in the garden, which was very relaxing and fun. later that night i was out with my friends and got nan fromage at a kebab store... so delicious. hot, cheap, and satisfying. mmmmm.