Many, many things have happened since my last post. In fact, that’s the reason why there hasn’t been one in a while. On Wednesday we went to the NYU Center for the first time. It’s a house on rue de Passy, near La Tour Eiffel and tons of shops. As we were exploring the neighborhood (we got a two and…
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Home Abroad
Nothing eases homesickness like what you love the most. Luckily for me, one of the semi-annual sales in Paris begins tomorrow and will last for the next six weeks. WIN! While I’m not trying to spend all my money in the first week, I’m also not trying to pay full price when I can get them on sale. Especially when…
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La recherche de la lumière
With nothing inticing to do at this early Parisian hour, I decided to come give an update. This morning when I woke up (unfortunately at 5:30 Paris time) I went to turn on the lights in my hostel room, only to experience a loud pop and a crack of light. I’m not sure what that means in France, but in…
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Things I've Learned in the Past Hour
People will think you’re American if: 1. You don’t know where you’re going. 2. You ask where you can get a portable disponible 3. An old woman hands you a flyer on the street and you say merci and walk away. Then she runs after you asking for les pieces and scowls when you say you don’t have any. 4….
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Mais l'importance n'est pas la chute, c'est l'atterrissage
For most people, fear of flying comes out of actually flying. Take off, landing, turbulence. For me, however, TSA and the French consulate and border patrol are far more intimidating. Yesterday I left for Paris from Washington. I knew I was getting close to my gate and the other European flights when I saw the smoking lounge and “vino volo,”…
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