Welp, this week has been so much more eventful than last. Thank God. I was beginning to think unemployment wasn’t very fun. We started the weekend off right at the National Sculpture Garden, where they have a jazz concert every Friday. Picnics and jazz and sangria in a park? Yes please. I could probably stay there forever. Or at least…
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A nous deux maintenant? Not yet.
Welp, here I am. Living on Capitol Hill (but I wish my name were Bill cause then naming this blog would be a whole lot easier). Right now, I’m living with my aunt and uncle and a lovable Welsh terrier named Baz, looking for a job. The past seven days have been spent exploring and applying for jobs, sometimes in…
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On Love, In Sadness
After three days of jetlag, I’m starting to get used to time in America. Everything else, not so much. From Thursday to Saturday of last week, there was a phenomenon that couldn’t be explained in the Paris metro cars (parce qu’il n’y a pas les places sur le metro!). Twenty-somethings would randomly burst into tears passing the stops, and none…
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Life After Finals
I had all three of my finals Monday. Not the best schedule for my sleep Sunday night, but afterwards it was sooo much better. After sleeping all afternoon and night Monday, I went to Musee d’Orsay Tuesday morning with Rebecca. It was sooo great. We saw Degas, Monet, and a bunch of others, and got into the Manet exhibit for…
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It's not over til the fat lady sings
Last night, we went to the opera. We saw Tosca at the Opera Bastille, the national opera of Paris. And it was amaaaazing. I’m going to go to the opera everyday for the rest of my life. Except today, I guess. Before the show, we got a synopsis of it at school, which included free food. WIN. Always a win…
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