Saturday, September 28, 2013
Oh my glob what a night. The plan was loose… we were all going to meet somewhere along Rue Saint-Honoré and figure things out from there. We knew we wanted the souvenir t-shirts. We knew we had to buy magazines to get them. That was about it. I had an hour or so to kill. I wandered […]
Friday, September 20, 2013
Merde what a day. The Journée du Patrimoine happens once a year. It’s a weekend of mayhem during which dozens of private exhibits and historical sites open to the public. We arrived at 8:45am on Saturday to tour Le Palais de L’Élysée– Paris’s version of the White House. It was before opening time and the line […]
Thursday, September 19, 2013
The apartment search was interesting… at times it was mad difficult and then at the end it seemed a piece of cake. It took us 6 days from start to finish and we wound up with a large flat and wonderful landlords- Victoria and I got lucky! Initially it was going to be Victoria, Jacqui […]
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
About a week ago MICEFA paid for us all to go on a boat cruise down the Seine! Not only did we get to see beaucoup de beautiful bridges and monuments, we were each given a ticket for a free crêpe and drink… my first crepe in Paris! My only crêpe in paris! My street has […]
So what have I been doing all summer? I’ve got three short weeks left until I set off for my year abroad. I’m underprepared and absolutely terrified, I can tell you that. Without further ado I present to you my wise old list of what to do during the summer/months before you leave. DO: -brush […]
