I GOT MY CARTE ETUDIANTE TODAY– I AM OFFICIALLY A STUDENT AT LA SORBONNE NOUVELLE! I REGISTERED FOR 5 FILM STUDIES COURSES TODAY WITHOUT A HITCH! I AM REALLY, REALLY REALLY REALLY EXCITED!!!!! Yeah. So what courses did I register for, you ask? I made my schedule such that I only have courses on Tuesday, […]

Yom Kippur just ended a few hours ago. It’s probably the most important day in the Jewish year; it’s a fast day, so no eating or drinking for 25 hours, and you’re meant to spend it praying at synagogue, reflecting over your sins in the past year and repenting and stuff… yeah… fun times. It […]

I had my first macarons in Paris! They were delicious. Chocolate, passion fruit, raspberry, salted caramel, and lavender. We finished up our intensive French class this week. As the days went on, fewer and fewer people showed up to class, until we were down to just 6 people. We took our final on Friday, which […]

One week in and I’ve already managed to freak out the guy who works in the cheese shop next door. I see him every day– he’s always standing outside in the shop’s doorway– so I usually say hi when I leave for class in the morning. This guy is somewhat close to my age and […]

I feel like a horrible fan. Series 7 of Doctor Who premiered last week, and I still haven’t found the time to watch it. The second episode airs tonight. I need to catch up, and soon! Series 4 of The Thick of It starts tonight, too. It’s a British political satire and it’s one of […]

One of the four walls of my studio is mostly taken up by a window that looks out onto a bunch of other apartments. The window is wonderful, and I love sitting on the windowsill with my laptop, or while eating breakfast. I can usually smell the baked goods from the bakery next door, and […]

As crazy as it’s been, I’ve been having a lot of fun, too. My second night in Paris, a group of us from the hostel bought some food from a nearby supermarket and went to the huge lawn right by the Louvre for a picnic. We watched the sunset with a view of the Eiffel […]

Sunday! The day of rest here in France, when pretty much everything is closed, I finally get to sleep in, and even get some time to update this blog. Also, this song, but that doesn’t have anything to do with anything, except that I love it very much. This week has been absolutely crazy. We’ve […]