Never Say Never

I've got the Bieber fever now!!!!! Just Kidding

These past few weeks have been full of unexpected events that I thought would never happen!

Violin Metro Serenation

Last week I got onto the metro during its rush hour, 6 o'clock , to find myself surrounded by fellow metorers and a busker. Cool I thought, free show for the ride, little did I know that I would soon be part of the act! I was standing pretty close to the busker and when he started to play I smiled: bad move and number 1 rule on the metro; no smiling! Welp he figured he had a target and turned to me to start playing. Thankfully? Harry was there to record the whole event. As you can see I didn't know what to do with myself and was terribly embarrassed. Never did I ever think that I would be serenaded in Paris, let alone on the metro! He was good too!!! (Note everyone on the metro abides by the no smiling rule....) Sorry if it's upside down!

76 and humid

Before I left for Paris I prepared myself for the gloom and doom of grey skies and rain. Sunday was an exception to the rule. It was a beautiful day of 76 degrees full of sunshine and humidity, it was like I was back home in the Midwest, minus the mosquitoes. I ditched my homework and my lingering spring time cold for a tulip festival outside of Paris, and fully enjoyed being hot and sticky!

Facial Tattoos

Little did I know that Parisians experimented with body art, but I never expected to see facial tattoos. But also I never ever expected to see two individuals sporting them in the same week! The first one I spotted was on the metro and it was of a soaring eagle. The second was on my way to class and it was to elaborate for my to decipher! It covered most of the women's  face...

Rando French Friends

This past weekend I had the chance to hang out with more French people! But they just happened to be randos hanging out at Sacre Coeur at 1 am like my friends and me. I got to speak some french and enjoy a beautiful view with Parisians.

Class PARTY!!!!

Lastly, today my french teacher announced that we would be having a party for our last class on Thursday! Never did I ever think I'd get to have a class party in college, but at Sciences Po?!?! Crazzzzy this is clearly only happening because my French prof is the most amazing women in Paris.

Having Problems with the Smartboard as usual  

Spring Fever

It's hard to believe that today marks my halfway point in Paris! I have exactly three months left abroad and so much to do in those 90 days!

Top 5 Things I'm Looking Forward To:
1. Seeing my Mom! She's spending two weeks with me; going to flower gardens in the Netherlands, Big Ben in London, and much much more in Paris
2. My Coleslaw (Coleman) is coming to visit! No final plans but Germany and Czech Republic are in the works
3.Finishing Sciences Po: 3 more weeks of French style lectures!!!!
4.Weekend in Amsterdam with my favorite guy pals
5. The many unknown to me adventures I'm sure to have!

Well it's been almost a month since my last post so some of you might be wondering what I've been up to.

Oh so I am going to School?

Aix-en-Provence

The last weeks were an overload of school work! French test and 6000 words written over 3 papers. I had been coasting by all semester on a pretty easy street so school work shocked my system a bit! I had to write one essay in complete French format, so Welcome Week did prove to come in handy. Once I was done with my tests and essays it was time to have some fun!

France: Southside

I spent last weekend exploring the South of France, and falling in love with the area! Over all I was excited to see mass amounts of natural tree growth and grass!!!! Two things that you don't see often in Paris. I spent

Castle walls

View from the Castle

one day in Aix-en-Provence and had the chance to visit with a Grace Reynolds a fellow Bloomingtoner! It was nice to chat about home and hear about her experience aboard. Then I was off to Cadenet, a cute little town about 45 minutes away from Aix-en-Provence. The highlight here was climbing to an old castle! The view from the top was amazing and it was a perfectly sunny day. The next day was spent in the town next Cadenet, Lourmarin. It was very small town, but that made it even cuter! Lots of little boutique shops and nice restaurants. Everyone seemed to own a dog and not have anything else to do but sit in the sun and enjoy a nice meal. I hope that some day I can live like that! My last day in Cadenet was spent in the sunshine missing my flight home! All in all that was okay, because I was able to take the train back to Paris. The view was amazing and the train went so fast!

                            

                                 Street in Lourmarin 

Last day's view 

Now I'm back in Paris enjoying its beauty. Spring time is upon me, and I've got the fever!