Monday, May 24, 2010
... pack for two months in one bag, get to France without losing anything, find my dorm, not die in my unairconditioned room, and find much needed items when there is a Bank Holiday in France and NOTHING is open!
So today and last night was incredible, amazing, LONG, and eye opening! I finally got everything I needed in my bag because it had to be under 50 pounds, so I had to nix many things! I got everything to France okay after being told at the gate in Austin that they had no overhead space left so my NEW camera and new purse were then packed up and checked all the way to France in my what was supposed to be a carry on bag. I finally found my group after going from terminal 2E to baggage claim and then to terminal 2C, lovely ten minute walks each way. We were then shipped to our dorm Le Foundation des Etates-Unis (Foundation of the United states). The foundation is on this hug plot of land where there are more than 37 dorm buildings that represent over 100 nationalities! You can find more out at feusa.org! We dropped our bags in our room, mine is 147 which is on the second level as the level on the street is basically level 0, then got a tour from our resident director who is pregnant and is the absolute cutest thing. After that Anna, Hunter and I trooped out in order to find towels, a fan and something to cover the floor! We had lunch and dinner while we were out getting lost on the Metro and walking around trying to find an ATM that was not either 1) broken or 2) closed because it was a bank holiday in France today! Wen I got home to my room , which has beautiful bay windows (no one else has three, they only have one, mwahahaha! I unpacked, put together the fan I bought which only had directions in French... awesome, sharp blades, screws and not a full grasp of the language.... makes for a beautiful combination doesn't it? We have an orientation meeting tomorrow at 9:30 so we are all congregating downstairs to go find breakfast, imagine a gaggle of gesse running around campus, and then to hop on the metro, which I now have hopefully mastered, and get to the Catho (The Institute de Catholique de Paris) for our meeting! my classes do not start until Friday (I think) and then it is only my cinema class. My language class starts next Tuesday after the oral placement test on Monday! I miss everyone back home xoxo!
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So when is the best time to visit??? It's always those holidays that get in the way!!!
ReplyDeleteHave a blast and if you have time the hot air balloons land at a castle hotel in Charte. It was the most awesome sight. Try breakfast they will all be there.
Terry