First Post

Hi all,
I decided that while I'm in Europe it would be a good thing to create a blog, both so I can look at it in the future to remember this once in a lifetime opportunity and also keep everyone updated as to what I'm doing while in Europe. I can't promise you all that I will update it very often but in case you want to check up on me, this will be an easy way to do so. I will try and put up as many pictures as I can as well as anything I think you would like to know.
For those of you who don't know, I'm studying in Paris, France at l'ESCP-EAP (European School of Management) until early June so I'm sure there will be plenty for me to tell you guys about. So far, it's been absolutely great. The sites in Paris are incredible and I'm picking up more and more of the language each day, which is nice as well. I live in an apartment complex near the Bastille Area (11th arrondisement; east side of the city) and the school is only a 10-15 minute metro ride, which is very convenient. I've found the Parisian metro to be unbelievably simple to use and in general if you need help, as long as you ask in French (or at least make an attempt), i've found many people to be quite helpful. Obviously I've done all of the main tourist attractions here (l'arc de triomphe, la tour eiffel, montmartre et Sacre-Coeur, Les Champs-Elysees, la Seine, etc.) but Paris is so full of things to see and do that I feel like each day I can learn/see something new in the city. That being said, Paris is quite an expensive city, which is probably its only drawback.
At the school I've met people from all over the world including France, Spain, Canada, Sweden, Slovakia, Poland, Australia, Czech Republic, Switzerland, and many more as well! It is very interesting to meet and talk to people from other cultures and I definitely have learned a lot from talking with them.
Anyway, this is just the first of many posts I will make but I hope all is well with all of you and I will talk to you later!

A Bientôt!


Below:
Top Left - On the stairs coming down from L'arc de triomphe

Top Right - We all saw the Lion King en francais, and it was very good. Also very weird to hear all of the songs in french and not english

Bottom Left - At Pere Lachaise cemetary, which is very very very large. It houses some famous people as well including Jim Morrison and Oscar Wilde.

Bottom Right - The girls and I in front of La Tour Eiffel!