First Paris Blog
Hey Kids!
So this has been probably one of the scariest and trying weeks of my life so far: I got deathly ill when I was supposed to be running around Paris attempting to find a place to live, going through certain aspects of culture shock that I did not expect, and realizing that I do not know French at all and need all the help I can get. I am so glad I survived, got housing, and even spoke a little French with some locals last night!
I found a place to live with my new friend Anna (a girl from Flagstaff that I met in the program) in the 9th arrondissement. We share the apartment with Mme Taieb, an older woman who smokes and has a cat who is the “boss of the house”. Its not exactly what I was expecting for a living situation but it is a place to sleep and put my shit IN PARIS so I need to stop complaining.
Now for some pictures…
(note: I know these pictures are huge if you open them, I just figured out how to change that so next time it will be fixed)
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- Anna and I having a cup of coffee in the Latin Quarter our first night!
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- The city of lights
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- The view from temporary housing
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- My room in the temporary housing residence
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- This is the Gare de Lyon, the Metro station that was our second home.
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- Anna and I braving the Paris cold!
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- Il fait niege a Paris! Trop Belle!
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- This is me. I am in Paris and it is snowing on me.
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- This is Anna. She is in Paris and it is snowing on her.
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- Some Bikes in the Snow
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- French Breakfast at the local cafe 4E90
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- Getting ready for our boat ride down the Seine!
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- Vive La France!
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- Bateaux-Mouches
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- Oh hell yes, I did that.
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- Honestly… Kind of ugly up close.
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- Oh so warm inside the boat
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- Icecicles!
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- Artsy photo shoot in the Latin Quarter
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- Anna and Lauren takin’ Flagstaff International. Represent.
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- American Antics
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- Holy Crap! A sunny day in Paris!
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- Guess who figured out how to open a bottle with a wine key last night.
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- This is the ceiling of a famous French Playhouse
I have lots of stories from this week – getting rejected from clubs, peeing in stairwells, free popcorn, Metro rides, learning the French word for foreplay… so much. I will be updating more regularly now so I can tell you all the sassy details from now on.
<3katy
