Whoever Invented Nutella is a Rich Man

"It's Coming"....But whatever does that mean?!?

A note to Heidi...I know exactly what film you're talking about - "Paris, je t'aime"! The same producers are in the process of developping "New York, I love you," which you will have to see as well!


This week, I started my classes. I have an Art History Class (Impressionism), a French class about the Avante-Garde in literature and Art in 19th/20th centuries, an International Relations course entitled Islam in France, and a grammar course at the Sorbonne. I started everything but my Sorbonne class this week (I'm still waiting to see what my placement/class is at Sorbonne and we start next tuesday). On Monday I have one lecture for two hours in Art History, and on Wednesdays, we go as a class in two groups to visit a museum and view the pieces we've been discussing. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, I have the Avante Garde class and IR. So far, all my classes seem very interesting, but I must admit, I already have a lot of reading to do and I am having a little bit of a mental struggle in terms of adjusting my mind to do actual homework. My break from school has lasted about six and a half weeks, so I'm a little out of practice...

Today, we went to the Louvre to see the Neoclassical and Romantic pieces we had discussed on Monday in class. I visited from 9:30 to 11:00, and we get to have student Art History cards that will admit us into the Louvre for free!! It was so much more interesting to go and have an instructor explaining all the pieces than to just go and browse...it was beautiful!

I'm not sure how many times I have visited the Louvre, but how could it possibly get old? While I am here, I plan to go once a week if possible...there is so much to see there. In an hour and a half today, we only went through two small galleries, and looked at about 12 pieces!

Afterwards, I tried to study outside in Tuilleries for a while but I only lasted half an hour - it was so cold! It was just me and some cute little seagulls, but then when I didn't feed them they left, and I was all alone, so I decided to walk a little to warm up. I ended up walking all the way home, through the 7e Arrondisement, and it was really nice. The sun isn't shining today, but there is a kind of mysterious gloom that has descended on the city, and which gives it a pretty lighting.

On Wednesdays, school children either get out of school early or don't have class, so there were a lot of little kids running around! I also got to see the open air market that is on Rue de Grenelle, where I live, and it was very busy... there are so many produce, cheese, fish, poultry, shoes and clothing stands!

Right now, after a snack of rice cakes, banana and nutella, I am about to finish my reading for tomorrow. It is much more pleasant to do inside a heated room! After, I might meet up with some people to walk around more before dinner, or perhaps will go to see Volt tonight (the French version of the animated film, Bolt, sans Miley Cyrus' voice). We shall see!

This Restaurant, Traiteur Asiatique, is exactly what it says it is...an Asian Traitor! It was delicious, but killed my stomach. But the experience going in was nice on a cold, frigid day!