(Tuesday) Hello everyone, we miss you all! Well, today was our orientation at the Catholic University of Paris and we got to meet everyone. They all seem really great and Savannah and I got some phone numbers to add to our new rental phones. You can call us at the numbers listed below. So, we first had an orientation meeting, which we of course got lost on the way to, then we went to have lunch at a nearby café. It was fantastic! After lunch we had to go back to the University and take our French placement exam, which we couldn’t answer a single question. We then had to head to over to the ISA office for a homestay meeting. We got lost, again, on the way there but stumpled upon the beginning of the Jardines de Luxembourg and found a really huge, beautiful fountain.
(Wednesday) Our homestay is OK, but some things are just confusing to us. There is a Japanese 40 year old women also living with us who we call “Netty.” She has been getting sick because she thinks that our hostmom doesn’t like her and wants to move out this Wednesday. Then, Marie grew up in the Cordon Bleau but we are yet to have an amazing meal. And, her husband Victor is never home. But our room is really cute and there is a great Boullengerie down the road where we get a baguette to take to us to school in the morning and I get a merengue or beignet on the way home from class. Savannah even found peanut butter at a corner store! Except it is way expensive (almost 7 Euros for ½ a normal jar) so feel free to send us more!
Today was our first day of Art and Architecture and it was amazing! On the way we saw the Our first stop was a St.-Julien-Le-Pauvre, a Romanesque church that had very simple architecture and no ornate detail. We then crossed the road to the stunning Notre Dame. None of our pictures can truly capture just how breathtaking it was. It was absolutely stunning and inside was just as beautiful and orate as the outside. We stuck with our Professor while walking through the church as she described more in detail when, why, and how everything was made. We didn’t get to today because it was pouring rain, but we still need to go to the towers and get a closer view of everything. After the tour we were hungry and just walked into this restaurant. We definitely got ripped off. Our fault for going to eat somewhere touristy. First, we tried telling the women, who spoke English, that we wanted tap water and she brought us 4 Euro bottles of water. Then, we ordered our meals and she asked if we wanted salads and we said no and she brought us some tator-tot things which we were charged way too much for. We have had really good luck in restaurants and waiters have been so nice except for this place. Now we know better, do not eat right by a very touristy area. After being disappointed by our meal we walked around the area and found this really great church with practically no one in it. It wasn’t as grand as Notre Dame, of course, but it was so beautiful and looked just as old and built in the same style.
We miss everyone and feel free to call or mail us at the numbers below. Also, don’t forget to comment!!
(Wednesday) Our homestay is OK, but some things are just confusing to us. There is a Japanese 40 year old women also living with us who we call “Netty.” She has been getting sick because she thinks that our hostmom doesn’t like her and wants to move out this Wednesday. Then, Marie grew up in the Cordon Bleau but we are yet to have an amazing meal. And, her husband Victor is never home. But our room is really cute and there is a great Boullengerie down the road where we get a baguette to take to us to school in the morning and I get a merengue or beignet on the way home from class. Savannah even found peanut butter at a corner store! Except it is way expensive (almost 7 Euros for ½ a normal jar) so feel free to send us more!
Today was our first day of Art and Architecture and it was amazing! On the way we saw the Our first stop was a St.-Julien-Le-Pauvre, a Romanesque church that had very simple architecture and no ornate detail. We then crossed the road to the stunning Notre Dame. None of our pictures can truly capture just how breathtaking it was. It was absolutely stunning and inside was just as beautiful and orate as the outside. We stuck with our Professor while walking through the church as she described more in detail when, why, and how everything was made. We didn’t get to today because it was pouring rain, but we still need to go to the towers and get a closer view of everything. After the tour we were hungry and just walked into this restaurant. We definitely got ripped off. Our fault for going to eat somewhere touristy. First, we tried telling the women, who spoke English, that we wanted tap water and she brought us 4 Euro bottles of water. Then, we ordered our meals and she asked if we wanted salads and we said no and she brought us some tator-tot things which we were charged way too much for. We have had really good luck in restaurants and waiters have been so nice except for this place. Now we know better, do not eat right by a very touristy area. After being disappointed by our meal we walked around the area and found this really great church with practically no one in it. It wasn’t as grand as Notre Dame, of course, but it was so beautiful and looked just as old and built in the same style.
We miss everyone and feel free to call or mail us at the numbers below. Also, don’t forget to comment!!
2 comments:
Girls!!! I love reading your postings. Just a hint on the restaurants...Kali you are right about the touristy areas...look for a busy restaurant and you will usually find the better cheaper food. Also network...ask everyone where there is a good/cheap place to eat.
The host house sounds very interesting. Keep writing about that. Just remember to smile and be friendly, most people will love to help you get from place to place. You see Savannah, we didn't do too bad when we where there.
Keep Having Fun!!! Love Mom!
Hi Kali!! Last weekend Kevin and I were in Houston for Robbie's graduation. We had fun and saw Aimee a lot, but we really missed you! Make sure you eat lots of wine and cheese. Also, its kinda expensive for a cafeteria style place, but you might want to try the Louvre cafe. It was very good (good cheeses!)
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