À Paris

Bonjour mes amis!

So, I've been in Paris for 2 days and am still adjusting to the jet lag and the general change of lifestyle. I ve been making it up by sleeping. Lots. I love naps.

My host family is incredibly nice, I m the third student they've hosted. They told me that the boy they hosted was always at home and the girl, who also went through BU, was always out. Hopefully, I'm the latter. But anyway, I live in the 18 ème, which is Montmartre. What's in Montmartre you ask? Think Moulin Rouge! When I take the metro, I get to walk past it every day. Also there is the cafe in Amelie. Cool right? According to my host father though, its not that great, and worst of all, over priced!

Montmartre is known for representing the bohemian side of Paris, or as the Parisians call it, Boho. Means those who are bohemian, but also bourgeois. (Cause of course, being Paris, its expensive) I live in an apartment complex on the sixth floor. We take an elevator and its one of those incredibly OLD ones that have a door on the outside and two panels and you have to close the door on the outside before it'll go. Before getting into it, I asked apprehensively if it was going to break, but so far, its worked really well. The apartment is small, but very cute and very Parisian. I ll take pictures next time. The toilet is separate from the sink and the bathtub which is very interesting and there is just that, for four people. Kinda like home :)

The absolute BEST part of the apartment is the beautiful view. In the living room/eating area, I can see the Eiffel Tower and over half of Paris. It looks like one of those post cards. I look out it and can't believe it. For two years in a row I had an amazing view of SF and now I have an amazing view of Paris! My bed room is upstairs, on a VERY steep staircase. The room is very nice, I like it a lot. I have a window, where I can see a bit of Montmartre.

I haven't really down any exploring yet, but with the group we went down to the park to eat and on the Seine, a boat ride.

AND I bought groceries. Part one of cooking lessons for Sarah has begun!! I made ravioli and was very proud of myself. Somehow, by the end of this semester, I am going to become an amazing cook, just by being around all of this good food.