Apologies (once again) for the lack of updates. Life's been busy.
To make up for this, I will grace you all with a summary of my weekend, which I'm sure you will find very exciting. Riiiight.
On Friday, I went to the Musee d'Orsay with my friend Sam because we felt we needed a little culture. The museum is actually held in an old train station, so the set-up is pretty unique. I think I like it better than the Louvre, mostly because it's less overwhelming. I saw some Cezanne, Van Gogh, Monet, Degas, etc. etc., so, all in all, it was a pretty artsy afternoon.
Our other friends Shaina and Alexis spent the day in Chantilly on an IES-sponsored field trip, so they had plenty of stories to tell upon their return to Paris. We ended up making dinner at my place (tortellini...mmm) and mocking the IES employees. What can I say? It's what we do. They're just so mockable.
I spent most of Saturday doing homework, which was as fun as ever. Sam came over in the afternoon with the intention of studying, but we ended up talking for many hours. She's from Hopkins, so we always have a lot of ground to cover. Anyway, the four of us went out for dinner at La Fee Verte, got some free drinks from the bartender because we had to wait 90 minutes for a table, and then ate a lot of food. The metro stops running at 1, but, once again, we stayed at the restaurant until 2. It's a constant issue. Luckily, we found an American bar/restaurant place to hang out at until the metro started running again at 5:30. I have never in my life been such a night owl...
I got home at around 6 on Sunday morning and slept for a while, then ate, showered, etc. Basically, all remaining homework was neglected. It's how I roll. I saw "Fun with Dick and Jane" on Sunday night, which kind of sucked, particularly because it was dubbed in French. Can't really say I expected anything different, though.
Unfortunately, I have three tests tomorrow and one on Thursday. I'm hoping they won't be too difficult...we'll see, I guess. In better news, Marisa's coming today! I don't get to see her until Thursday, but she IS staying at my apartment on Friday night. Yay friends! I'm really excited.
I think that's all for now. A bientot.
To make up for this, I will grace you all with a summary of my weekend, which I'm sure you will find very exciting. Riiiight.
On Friday, I went to the Musee d'Orsay with my friend Sam because we felt we needed a little culture. The museum is actually held in an old train station, so the set-up is pretty unique. I think I like it better than the Louvre, mostly because it's less overwhelming. I saw some Cezanne, Van Gogh, Monet, Degas, etc. etc., so, all in all, it was a pretty artsy afternoon.
Our other friends Shaina and Alexis spent the day in Chantilly on an IES-sponsored field trip, so they had plenty of stories to tell upon their return to Paris. We ended up making dinner at my place (tortellini...mmm) and mocking the IES employees. What can I say? It's what we do. They're just so mockable.
I spent most of Saturday doing homework, which was as fun as ever. Sam came over in the afternoon with the intention of studying, but we ended up talking for many hours. She's from Hopkins, so we always have a lot of ground to cover. Anyway, the four of us went out for dinner at La Fee Verte, got some free drinks from the bartender because we had to wait 90 minutes for a table, and then ate a lot of food. The metro stops running at 1, but, once again, we stayed at the restaurant until 2. It's a constant issue. Luckily, we found an American bar/restaurant place to hang out at until the metro started running again at 5:30. I have never in my life been such a night owl...
I got home at around 6 on Sunday morning and slept for a while, then ate, showered, etc. Basically, all remaining homework was neglected. It's how I roll. I saw "Fun with Dick and Jane" on Sunday night, which kind of sucked, particularly because it was dubbed in French. Can't really say I expected anything different, though.
Unfortunately, I have three tests tomorrow and one on Thursday. I'm hoping they won't be too difficult...we'll see, I guess. In better news, Marisa's coming today! I don't get to see her until Thursday, but she IS staying at my apartment on Friday night. Yay friends! I'm really excited.
I think that's all for now. A bientot.
posted by Anne @ 3:31 PM
1 Comments:
At 8:32 PM,
Rachel said…
Glad to hear that ALL IES employees are mockable and that this pasttime transcends language and culture! Whatever it takes, right?
Keep the posts coming,...I am amused!
Rachel
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