Paris - Take THAT Dan Brown!

Bonjour Friends and Fam,

I hope this finds everyone well. As for myself, I am doing just dandy and am still loving London; however I did have my first pangs of homesickness in Paris when NOBODY would help us because we were Americans. Granted we didn't speak a lick of French, but I know that I would have helped someone in that situation regardless. A little frustrating to say the least, but it was still an awesome trip.

To back track a little, I took the Eurostar (the train that goes under the English Channel: the chunnel) to Paris from London. I found out that my class on Friday was canceled, so I piggy backed on a trip that two friends in my house already had planned. I had to travel to and from Paris by myself because their trains were already full, and I actually flew home which means I had to find my way to the airport in Paris all by myself. It was somewhat daunting, but I survived and am better for it.

Paris was amazing. We had pretty good weather while we were there, although I would have liked it to have been a little warmer. As you'll see in the video, we tried to go to a lot of places and I think we fared pretty well. We made it to Bastille Monument, walked the Seine river several times, Notre Dame Cathedral, a beautiful park, the Eiffel Tower (which was the scariest place we went because of all the pick pocketers), the Louvre, and the Sacre Coeur which had the most beautiful view of Paris. We also stayed in a really cool little hotel in the Bastille neighborhood, which was a little off the beaten path. I ate lots of baguettes, crepes, and croissants like a good little tourist in France.

Otherwise, life is pretty standard over here. I'm always meeting new people, but I still love all the people I live with. We have so much fun together. School isn't all-consuming in London like it is in the States, so it's turning out to be a nice, relaxing semester.

I will try to post a little more often, but we'll see how that goes. I am going to Dublin and Amsterdam this month, so hopefully I will have posts about those trips.

Thanks for following,

Stu