since I last posted, and I've now spent 3 full weeks in Paris. Time has really flown since the first week. Once the first week passed and I felt like I got into more of a routine, every day seems to go by so quickly.
This weekend was touristy, but also fun. Went to see Versailles and the Pantheon, two of my favorite sites I've seen in Paris thus far. Also getting to spend more time with people in the group (and different people every day) has been a blast.
On a different note - I SORT OF MADE A FRENCH FRIEND! Well kind of, I mean I chatted with her in class. The goal of the cultural director of the program is for us all to make French friends, so it was good news to report back to AnnSo (Her response was, "Un ami ou une amie? Une petite amie potentielle?" - translation- a guy or a girl friend? A potential girlfriend?? Very amusing.)
Classes went well last week. I'm officially taking the Tufts-in-Paris Political Science course on France and the EU, and the required language course. The EU one has been awesome, while the Language one is language, not very exciting, but interesting sometimes. Outside of T.I.P. courses, I'm taking an art history class on contemporary art focusing on Paul Gauguin, and a history course on political ideologies of the 20th century. So far, the TDs (similar to discussion groups or recitations back home) are much better then the CMs (giant lecture courses with no discussion and for my two classes, pretty boring professors).
Today I have to go to a formality for my visa, that basically will make official my long-stay status here in France. It's a formality, and a pain, but at least it's at 2pm and not 9am. Also, the way it's getting done is kind of odd (a story not for the blog), but regardless, it will be done this afternoon, and I will be able to travel!
On the horizon- Mom and John come next weekend! And the week after that a weekend in Barcelona!
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