How appropriate, my last post was written the last time I had less than 100 things to do at once...in the last two months, my futile attempts at internship-getting were replaced with about 2 20-pagers and 3 10-pagers on subjects that hold little to no interest for me. Literally, can't even imagine the amount of academic information that my brain has processed and rejected in the last few weeks.
Since I went to Turkey and Greece...I haven't left Paris or its surroundings at all. And I'm probably not going to go anywhere between now and three weeks from now...when I fly back to CT. I am SO not ready to move home yet. I really haven't had a chance to be a true tourist in Paris. As soon as school started in September, I more or less only saw the inside of my house, and various libraries and coffee shops. So...I, just like all the people I laughed at last semester, am making a Parisian bucket list...
I did manage to get to Versailles with my mom and brother a couple weeks ago (it was freezing and miserable, but I think they enjoyed the art and pretty things while I moped around behind them complaining about work and listening to my iPod)...and then a few days ago a bunch of us went to Chantilly and saw the chateau there in equally horrible weather.
It has been raining for over one week and it's set to continue raining through next week. That along with zero internship offers, paper grades coming in, and exams looming is making April just SPLENDID. If only I had saved up enough money to go down to the Cote d'Azur for a few days and get in some sun...
Funny things that have happened...when the weather was warm forever ago, I got a huge ice cream and was about done with it half-way through when a homeless gentleman approached me, smiled, and grabbed the rest of the cone from my hand muttering something about how he needed ice cream...I couldn't argue with that. Everybody needs ice cream at some point...not anymore though because it is FREEZING here.
Back to the USA in 25 days :(
Since I went to Turkey and Greece...I haven't left Paris or its surroundings at all. And I'm probably not going to go anywhere between now and three weeks from now...when I fly back to CT. I am SO not ready to move home yet. I really haven't had a chance to be a true tourist in Paris. As soon as school started in September, I more or less only saw the inside of my house, and various libraries and coffee shops. So...I, just like all the people I laughed at last semester, am making a Parisian bucket list...
I did manage to get to Versailles with my mom and brother a couple weeks ago (it was freezing and miserable, but I think they enjoyed the art and pretty things while I moped around behind them complaining about work and listening to my iPod)...and then a few days ago a bunch of us went to Chantilly and saw the chateau there in equally horrible weather.
Here are some Chantilly pictures...if that word sounds familiar to you, it should...Chantilly was made famous by Chantilly lace and Chantilly cream (which is, indeed, awesome).
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| Chateau at Chantilly |
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| Crepe...with escargots, garlic, cream and mushrooms. |
Funny things that have happened...when the weather was warm forever ago, I got a huge ice cream and was about done with it half-way through when a homeless gentleman approached me, smiled, and grabbed the rest of the cone from my hand muttering something about how he needed ice cream...I couldn't argue with that. Everybody needs ice cream at some point...not anymore though because it is FREEZING here.
Back to the USA in 25 days :(
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