Joan Dupuis from New York invited us over for dinner with Denise and Jack Campbell. Joan has been most gracious in advising us about life for expats in Amboise. Like everyone else we have encountered, she chose Amboise after looking around elsewhere in France to possibly live. She does not have a car and does just fine walking everywhere, as do the Campbells who also do not drive. Jack was a theater impresario who met Denise, a French actress. She recounted the story of the American liberation of Paris when she was quite young. American soldiers were tossing candy to the French children. She thought she had just received a piece of paper until she unwrapped hers and discovered chewing gum for the first time - it was such a precious gift to her at that point. For those who wanted more detail about our repasts, Joan served gaspacho in a glass to drink like a cocktail, a delicious rotisserie pork, fresh haricourt vert, creamy cheeses, and a chocolate mousse cake - most of which she cooked herself. Joan was a music major at a small Southern girls' school in the States and portrays the quintessential gentile Southern lady. Inspired by the Troy Donahue - Suzanne Pleshette movie "Rome Adventure", she came to France to work right out of school and the romance with France never ended.
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