“To study in Paris is to be born in Paris!” -Victor Hugo, Les Misérables

Finally in Paris! After 3 flights, 3 different countries and one train ride, I finally arrived to the most beautiful city in the world: Paris, France. It seemed like I was never going to make it but now Iv’e been here for 2 weeks and I am loving every second of it. I’ll start off by telling you that I lucked out. I live in the 1st arrondissement and I’m doing a homestay with a French family who feed me amazing meals and they also have a monkey named Lola. If this doesn’t already seem amazing, wait until you see the view from my window!

 

Anyway, I feel like I’m living the dream. I also eat baguette three times a day and basically stuff my face with all the french patisseries that I can find. I feel like it’s my duty to eat at every single boulangerie that exists in Paris.

When I arrived I had to take one week of intensive French classes and now my regular actual academic classes have started. I’m taking business courses like International and Intercultural Management and Global Marketing which are really shaping the view I have on globalization. I am also taking 19th century art: Impressionism and Post-Impressionism. I will brag a bit more about this class since we don’t use power point presentations in class to view the content. My class is in the museum. How fantastic is that?! We meet every week at a different museum and learn about the history behind each painting. Last week we met at the Louvre (Yes, The Louvre!!!) and we basically had Louis XIII’s private collection all to ourselves. No big deal.

 

So I will keep you posted on all the adventures I’m having and I’ll try and keep up with all the food I’m eating and let you guys know how everything is going! Until next time!

Bon journée!