I apologize in advance for anything that seems delirious or incomprehensible in this post. That’s because it probably is, and that’s because I have slept 4 hours, 20 minutes total since Sunday morning (it is now 8:30 pm on Tuesday in Paris). Yieeeeeeeee!
Today was filled with exploring the RER/metro system and walking around town. I think I remember what we have to do to get to class:
1. Go to metro station across from Cité Universitaire (we're staying in la Maison des Provinces de France)
2. Take RER (train/subway) to the Châtelet stop
3. Transfer to #1 route on the metro to the Faubourg-St. Antoine stop
4. Lots and lots of walking in between/after
Now it sounds like it's nothing. Maybe I just didn't wear the right shoes.
Got sick somewhere between Milwaukee and here - just a bad cold with a really weird headache blackout while landing at Charles de Gaulle. Now just very achy and tired, looking forward to passing out shortly.
Observations (however scattered):
• Parisian men can be pretty and openly vulgar (thankfully since I look undead none of those hand gestures were directed at me)
• My French skills are not so hot. But enough to carry on smalltalk. Which is something, right?
• I found the airline food to be quite delicious (no sarcasm, honestly), as well as the complimentary pillow, blanket and headphones to be helpful.
• Like the klutz I am I completely spilled a part of my purse on the ground this morning at the airport - debit/credit cards, euros, dollars, ID cards went flying - and this couple rushed over and helped me pick everything up. Yay nice Parisians!
• WE HAVE OUR OWN BATHROOM AT THE DORM!
• The architecture of the Cité U dorms and pretty much everything I've seen so far has been absolutely gorgeous.
• The windows in the dorm have no screens, so apparently a pigeon nearly flew into a girl's room. There was also a sparrow in the dining hall. Whoo birds
• Seeing the Chicago/Boston/Paris skylines (especially the Eiffel Tower) from thousands of feet above makes them look like Lego's. No, Duplo's. Those were amazing (am I right, Allie?!).
• Very very very much looking forward to getting museum passes tomorrow.
• We have dinner plans in the next few days to eat next to the Tour Eiffel, and a girl in the group mentioned that she wanted to go to the catacombs. Awesome!!
Orientations, "French language survival class," and most hopefully a sort of itinerary will also be given to us all tomorrow. I didn't take many pictures today mainly because I looked like a huge tool, but hopefully in the next few days some shall be posted.
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