and again with no pictures...

Though I got a beautiful beautiful camera for being here, and love to take pictures with it, I feel like it will only really make appearances for purposeful trips on the weekend. It is a little impractical to tote around daily. So that was really just my excuse for not having pictures again...

I'm really adjusting to life here, and really enjoying it. We've had 2 classes a day of "Integration europeenne & management" which has really just pointed out my ignorance of all things french. One would have really thought that I would have taken some time to research France's monuments and history, but alas, I didn't. With that in mind, these classes have been pretty informative and interesting. Minus the fact that due to the jet lag, unless I have coffee raging through my system I get ridiculously sleepy in these classes. Luckily they aren't for a grade for me, but I still wish I could keep my eyes open.

I love the fact that I can walk to classes. It is so so nice. I really underestimated it. I found myself talking to another girl from SC about how I've never lived in a place where I could just walk to places I wanted to go. Then she mentioned that's exactly what SC is like. Which struck me as so odd, because it feels so different walking here. I suppose it is because I am less stressed and so walking is a pleasure versus stressful because I feel like I will be late. But either way, it has been great to get up in the morning make myself breakfast, and then walk myself to school.

Tonight a student group on campus threw us a little party thing to introduce us to our personal hosts for the time we are here. There was a dinner and a few little games, then a middle-school esque dance, all in the school. Dinner was served with wine and the game winners (which my table clearly was) won champagne. I realize that's normal here, but it still amazes me that a school sanctioned event can serve you alcohol. Weird. Either way, I briefly met my host, but he was DJ-ing and I didn't talk to him much, but I did make a few other French friends which is pretty cool. I've enjoyed the time with the other exchange students and getting to know them, but I would feel a little goofy if I came home with friends that mostly attended other universities in the states.

Real classes start next week, and that should be pretty good. I also don't have class on Friday so I'm trying to contemplate what to do with my time. It will be raining though... so life in my cozy bed may be more ideal. But I should take advantage of paris, etc. etc. So we will see!