Preparations and Planning

Last weekend, I finally got to spend the entire day Saturday prepping and planning and I'm finally excited (rather than nervous) about the trip. I have an iPod full of jazz standards and a Kindle full of books mostly for fun (a few for educational growth thrown in). I'm still narrowing down the wardrobe... gotta remember I'll be buying [lots of] new stuff when I arrive!

There are only a few loose ends, one of which I'd take some help on: Elodie, a girlfriend of mine from when I studied in Rennes during school, has graciously offered me a spot in her pad for the week of the 10th. I asked what I could bring her from the States and she didn't think of anything... so what do I get her? What's appropriate from a house guest and should it be something American? I don't even know anything cool enough to warrant the trip :) Help!