E-mails in French House by Anna H. '14

To understand most of the e-mails sent to the French House mailing list, there are three things you need to know:

1) Right outside our kitchen, there is a “sacrificial table” – “sac tab” for short. Any item placed on the sac tab is automatically up for grabs. This is usually food, but in the past I have acquired both a pair of jeans and a Snuggie — you never know what you’ll find!

2) When you bake something for the house, you have to send an e-mail letting everyone know, to give residents an equal chance of partaking before it runs out.

3) When you send an e-mail, you’re encouraged to write the body in both English and French.

Now, you are equipped to understand the flurry of e-mails I have received over the past four days. They provide excellent insight into life here.

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Pan dulce on the sactab!
11:01am, Nov 3

Bonjour-
I made some pan dulce for you all to enjoy. They’re Mexican breakfast pastries with chocolate and egg strusel fillings. Come get them fresh out of the oven!

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Shortbread!
10:35pm, Nov 3

Bonjour mes amies,
Biscuits sur le sactab.
Hello friends,
Cookies on the sacrificial table.

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RE: Shortbread!
10:43pm, Nov 3

Why are you so perfect? How will I function post-MIT without your delicious foods #chefoftheyear

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11:23pm, Nov 3

nomnom

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Pain au canelle
2:13am, Nov 4

Il y a une baguette de pain au canelle dans le frigo de boissons.
(There’s a loaf of cinnamon bread in the frigo de boissons)

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12:32am, Nov 4

Cinnamon rolls!

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12:40am, Nov 4

Seriously people, what’s going on up there???

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10:08pm, Nov 4

lemon-glazed!

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10:56pm, Nov 5

salted and parmesan flavors

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8:46pm, Nov 5

Sur le sactab.

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11:35am, Nov 7