August 1st, 2012

Today, I decided to continue to celebrate the small things, despite my reprieve for the past month and a half. A lot has happened in that past month and a half, including some grand technology failures, but it's time to pick this back up and remember why I started it in the first place =)

June 18th, 2012

Today, I came in second in a photo contest for the program. It was a picture of the Eiffel Tower at night but the cool thing was it was taken from the metro so you could see the Seine river as well. I was beat by one point. ONE POINT! But I still think my photo was pretty darn spectacular!

June 17th 2012

Today, I conquered Paris. By me saying that, I mean that I took the bus to a stop close to my destination, walked to where I wanted to go, and found the closest metro stop and navigated the metro system to get back to where I needed to be. It made me feel like a true Parisian. Maybe I will actually miss this place...

June 16th, 2012

Today, I played the piano for the first time since I was in France. Even though I don't take lessons or learn new music anymore, piano is something that I like to do just to see if I still can. It was wonderful to sit down and just play for me. I loved every minute of it.

June 15th, 2012

Today, was awesome. I read all day. I left my room once to get dinner. That's it. It was amazing.

June 14th, 2012

Today, I got to be part of a live studio audience for a French news show! It was such an interesting experience! We were told to wear bright colors specifically, and we had to dress up. We got there and were told our queues and what to expect once the cameras started rolling. If that wasn't enough, it turns out that we were right behind all the guests on the show, so when watching the show online or looking at photos, we're actually in a lot of them! It's pretty spectacular to have made my mark like that.

June 13th, 2012

Today, we got to see the Victor Hugo House!!! Ever since reading Demain, dès L'aube, Hugo has been one of my favorite French writers. It was so interesting to see where he lived and how some of his masterpieces came to be!

I also tried my first felafel. It was definitely an interesting experience, because I had no idea what one was to begin with. The actual felafel was really good and I may have to try another one before I leave!