mexican food.

Americans, if you are out there, don't ever forget how lucky you are for mexican food. Mexican food is not available in Paris, but for a low fee of 16 euros, you can purchase a sort of burrito. whack yo. Last night, after our orienation we went to Luxemburg gardens and did some reading/ people watching and then my roomate and I faced the Metro! We took it and changed stops and got to the louvre all by ourselves. Impressive, i know. The louvre was cool, we saw la Jaconde, (Mona Lisa) it wa smy third time but it still doesn't get old. We walked about 4 miles back to our hostel to find a reasonably price restaurant. Alas, we deemed it an impossible task. We finally found a tiny pasta shop that had dishes for about 10 euros. I know its expensive but it was an amazing find.
Today we went to Fontainebleu which was rpretty cool because Napoleon was there and things and then this other castle called Vaux. Tony Parker and Eva Longoria got married at Vaux. I know. baller status. We took some good prom pictures which I will eventually post.
My roomate thought it was going to be 73 degrees. It was about 55. We froze. Oh but what I would do for some cosmic cantina.

la deuxieme.

So this morning we awoke to the not very pleasant sounds of french traffic. after showering and getting ready for the day, we ate some mango activia (its not just for old people.) and went to our orientation which was probably the rudest awakening. we have class from essentially 9-5 everyday with an hour long break. ridiculous? i think so. after panicking i went and did some ulti and felt better and then we went across town to take our french placement exams. i hope i did poorly so i can be placed in a lower level french which would be boss. we have another orientation today and then i think we are going to go to the louvre because it is free tonight.

the luxemburg gardens are literally across the street. nice nice. i have been taking some very good advice and now we just go there to chill and eat our meals. bread is getting kind of old though, i need to find some more vegetarian variety. we had this buckwheat potato crepe which tasted exactly like Janmashtmi food so that was super exciting. I am sort of bummed about all the work we have to do so its going to be a lot of hard work for amonth but at least its summer school in paris. i probably wont end up doing the french minor though, i really do hate grammar. another thing is that they dont really wear colors in the city. my purple leggings were probably not really a good choice but i dont think they were ill- recieved. i felt really homesick this morning though and i dont know why, i mean its only been a day. i think it will get better one i get into a routine but this is really the longest i'll ever be away from home. its just weird not to have the option to go home whenever you want. i guess this is what college is like for some people. The people in my group are really cool and there are only 14 of us so i think we'll get pretty close. The view from our roof is amazing. You can obviously see the eiffel tower but also the whole city. C'est magnifique!

arrival.

Hello friends. I have arrived in Paris, it was not an easy journey but we are finally here. Upon my entrance into Charles De Gaulle Airport, I was glad to be greeted by a friendly face, Patrick Dempsey. I was like "whatup dr. shephard." but all jokes aside he was in the versace ad. I was meeting some friends at the airport but changing terminals with two India sized bags is not an easy task. Their flight was late and so was our shuttle man. All in all, it took about 4 hours from the time I arrived to get to our dorm. At the dorm, my new roomate and I have realized that we have recieved the smallest dorm in the whole building. Its okay though, everything happens for a reason, I'm sure there is a reason for this too. The teacher lady told us not to go to sleep in the afternoon but for those of you who know me, know my proclivity for naps and my reaction to caffeine. This should be an interesting day. We have a walking tour of our "arrondisement" at 4 and my new friends and I are going to try and see Sex and the City the movie because somethings are just that important. So my friends, I bid you adieu. Lets hope that we can figure out how to work the showers, an update to follow.

Tall Tee

While at the mall with my friends last week, I told them that I had recently purchased a “tall-tee.” Much to my dismay, they did not know exactly what a tall- tee was. I explained, it’s just a tee-shirt that is long. Confused by my acquirement, they told me that they didn’t think I should wear one because they weren’t made for me. What requirements are there to rock a tall tee? The definition was unavailable from the Webster’s New World College Dictionary, the go to guide for all J- Schoolers in Chapel Hill. So I went to a less obvious source: the Urban dictionary. Urban dictionary had several definitions to offer but the one with the most thumbs-up (a rating on urbandictionary.com) stated: “A long T-Shirt that runs down to your knees, and people usually into Hip-Hop wear it.” Why couldn’t I wear a long tee-shirt that ran down to my knees? I am into hip-hop. Having fit both stipulations as designed in urban dictionary, I think I am allowed to wear a tall tee if I so choose to do so. As I kept reading, I saw another definition that stated “shirt with added length designed for tall people.” Measuring up to 5’9”, I am well above the average height for women, I am a tall person. It’s not my fault that tall-tee’s just look good on me. Next time someone tells me I don’t have the right to wear a tall-tee, whatever. I can wear what I want. If I want to rock a tall- tee, leggings, and plant my feet in my air- force ones than so be it. It’s college, I’m going to wear what I want. If someone tells me that I’m a faker for rocking a “hip-hop” inspired hood outfit one day and then reverting back to my J. Crew filled closet, I just won’t care. I don’t plan to “slang in my white tee” any time soon but I don’t think it’s an inherent requirement of the garment.

A week until departure

I need to get my mp3 player readied for the trip. I need to pack my clothes and figure out a lot of things but at the moment, perfecting my iTunes seems like the only thing that matters. This is not good logic. I know I will be in Europe, so don't worry Final Countdown will make the cut. [Insert Magic Trick here]. Don't worry though, the regular crew (M.I.A. and JT) will be number one on the list.

Toodles.

Commencement.

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