From the monthly archives:

January 2010

A Month, A Year

January 31, 2010

After full week of school, an exhausting (yet wonderful) overnight trip to Normandy on Thursday, and a weekend with quite the agenda, I decided to take a break from blogging for the last few days to just soak it all in.
    
Orientation is over, and I have survived my first [...]

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Wordless Wednesday

January 27, 2010

Ok maybe just a few…
 
Took a two hour walk through Paris this afternoon. Started at my apartment, walked to the river and strolled along until I got to the Eiffel Tower. Thought I’d share what I saw
        

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The Universal Language.

January 26, 2010

I find myself in this continual dance between overwhelming joy and gratitude that I am able to spend 5 months in Paris, and frustration with the fact that I don’t know the language very well and am quite honestly clueless in this big city. I’m fighting with those pessimistic voices in my head that are [...]

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Falafel Heaven

January 25, 2010

I can’t believe how quickly the days go by here. It feels like I just got here yesterday, but it’s already been three weeks! The weekend went by especially fast. Nothing too exciting to speak of on Saturday – just a trip to the laverie (where two load of laundry cost 17 USD! yikes!) and [...]

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Marché d’Aligre and Montmartre

January 23, 2010

Our study abroad program has kept us really busy these past few weeks – tours of Versaille, Notre Dame, the champagne caves of Taittinger, and Montmartre, class during the day, and piles of reading that I’m just not used to as a Finance major. We’ve enjoyed the sights and have learned a lot but were [...]

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Champagne in Champagne

January 21, 2010

What a day. One for the record books! There are no words…but lucky for you there are pictures
 
Nothin’ like a little Champagne tasting on a Thursday. In the Champagne region of France…No big deal.

After we explored the caves and learned about the [...]

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Lately. And a GIVEAWAY!

January 20, 2010

We’ve had some busy days here in Paris this week! Between class and orientation, we’ve been non-stop for the past three days.
This past Monday we went on a historical tour of Montmartre. It was a really foggy day, and really cold too. The weather here is so unpredictable. Sunday was gorgeous – comfortable temperatures and [...]

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Bonne journée!

January 17, 2010

What a day.
 
The morning started bright and early – emphasis on the bright, thank goodness! It was a sun-shiney day in Paris with temps in the mid-40’s, a great change from the rainy, bitter cold days we’ve been having.
 
My roommates and I met up with our group around 11:30 to take the RER [...]

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Back on Track

January 16, 2010

Yesterday our group took a trip to Musee d’Orsay. My roommates and I left early, giving ourselves lots of time to make it to meet up with our group in time, and of course, still managed to get lost and were about 15 minutes late. Oppsie! Flippin’ metro…
The accidental scenic route was well-worth the stress [...]

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It’s all new to me!

January 14, 2010

Today has been full of new experiences.
 
Okay, so I guess that’s not saying much since I’m living in a city that I have never been to before…where they speak a language I’m very rusty in…and where pretty much every sight, sound and taste is brand spankin’ new. But I digress…
 
The first new experience…sunshine in [...]

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