So, I've been horrible at blogging so far, but France has been incredible. I think I experienced a little more of a culture shock than I was expecting, but how that I'm 12 days into my stay in Paris I feel much better about everything. I know how the Metro works, I eat really amazing food every day, and my host mom does my laundry. Nothing could be better.
Even though I have class four days a week, it still hasn't set in that I'm actually, sort of, in school. Life could not be more different than how it is in Evanston. After class, I usually sit around with my friends in a park for lunch as I eat a ham and cheese sandwich on a baguette.
Everything is just more relaxed in Paris. I rarely see people in a rush, or stressed out, and even the most ordinary day seems just a little more special here. Today, for example, I met up with a couple friends and visited the Museum of Man (le Musée de l'Homme) by the Eiffel Tour. There was hardly anyone there, but they actually had some really extraordinary pieces, like Lucy, the skeleton that is 3.75 million years old. After that, we ate our lunch in front of the Eiffel Tour, and then just wandered around Paris for the rest of the afternoon. We ended up in the Luxembourg Garden, which was full of locals and tourists alike enjoying the beautiful day in a beautiful city.
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