I know it's been awhile

I know it has been quite some time since I've written about my french travels and the films that I've been studying, but I was quickly swept away by the splender of Paris. I really think that my impressions have changed and I am still working on trying to get along better with a different culture... which will be 100 percent helpful when I am in Prague for a full year.
As my Paris travels come to a close I will say that, I truely am going to miss this city. Here I've been able to really expore myself, and ask myself "WHAT do you really want," I have been able to be completely selfish in the since of doing what I want... and I think I finally learned how to say the word "NO"... if only I could learn it when I go shopping.
I've been able to converse in a different language... still a little shaky... I've let my pride go out the window... there is no way to learn a language with out making a complete fool of yourself. For most of my college life so far, everyone just seems so serious all the time... trying to go through the day without actually putting an effort into enjoying life.... and that doesn't mean partying...it means actually spending time with yourself to get to know yourself better...

I've had several compromising situations here, but it's those that you remember the most. The ones that define a part of you. I am blessed with the experiences I have had thus far.... after my rant.

I went to Normady by myself on Saturday... First I had to depart at 7:45... so that meant waking up at 5, then I took the wrong train and ended up....not where I was suppose to be. After frantic calls to Ludamilla... I with the help of an American Family I befriended... found our way to Bayeux and a bus that would take us to Omaha beach. I am still in awe of the beauty of that area... and the serene atmotsphere of the grave yard. Some times I am am in disbelief that that only happened 70 years ago??

After my lovely walking tour... I made it back to the town of Bayeux... which apparently has a famous tapestry..... (I think I could have skipped that one... If you like spending like 8 euros to look at an old piece of cloth... and have a headset tell you the story of the cloth for like 30 minutes.. (when I say story... I don't mean how it was made... I mean it tells you what the pictures mean.... which is a bit obvious when looking at the 70 foot long piece of cloth... just saying) They should make it a middle ages musee or have something else... but all they have is a giant cloth.

The town itself was very adorable.... I would like to make a trip back to France in the near future to do the Normandy region... Bordeaux... and some more of the south.

Sunday

So i decided to list my top creeper moments of the trip thus far...
1. A man in a musee followed me until i would smile for him. I believe it was the l'orangrie... so watch out... for that. I was still able to get away...
2. I was walking out of a sports store( looking for power bars ... i don't know) When a man dropped his credit card. I was in the 14th so I really didn't think anything of it. I called out to him and he picked it up... He then proceded to talk to me until I made it to my destiation.. then went into the movie theatre and waited in line with me... After I faked a phone call he finally left me alone.
3. then of course the allen experience at montmatre... hmmm... sure there are more of those to come.

Today was natrual history musee and the marais and my favoirte place in all of Paris the roman arena in the 5th. It is close to le jardin des plantes and le masque..... I don't even want to talk about how hot it was today... till i talk again next time.

First week french

Ok.... So I'll just sum up the week... I haven't been able to blog because my schedule became a little more full, but any way this week was great! The sorbonne classes have been going well... except for the metro never seeming to get me there on time... I have watched more movies than I can count this week:
Demon Lover
Twilight 3
Trouble Every Day
Be Bad (Youth in Revoult)
The Killer inside me
Le Feu Follet
Klute
If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle

I also was able to make it to Le Deux Magots... (The Sun Also Rises) and the cafe from Ameile...

Independance DAY

JULY 4
I went on a nice jog through the bois (woods) but actually a park..this morning. Then I bumbled around for a little while before making my way to the place de concord to see the l'orangerie musee. I love Monet so this was heaven for me. I still have yet to get minutes on my cell... and I kept missing everyones calls that I was stuck by myself. It was alright I went to go see Klute which ended up being presented by the one and only JANE FONDA ... love her.

I really liked the film aswell. I thought the cinematography was tres interesting... and who can go wrong with Donald Sutherland and Jane Fonda.

I then spent an hour searching for a pay phone so that I could get intouch with my friend who was calling me. IF it is a pay phone why in the world do they only take credit cards (oh yeah only european credit cards) and no change... especally at train stations... not one takes change... some of us are not european.... So I think they should still have some of the old change ones... I mean what if it was a real emergancy?

BED
Start the sorbonne tomorrow!!!

My heart just bursts

JULY 3rd
Today I was going to go for a run, but when it was raining cats and dogs outside I voted against it. I did however make it to le jardin du palais and all the neat little places there, then to saint-chapelle and the concerige. While I was at the concerige... I leaned over to get my ticket snapping the strap off my dress, thus exposing my chest to those in front of me.... the next two hours was an adventure to find clothes to change into... I'm telling you baby clothes, furniture, flowers, and anything but clothing for me was on the streets I turned on... finally I found a place and bought something to put on my body.
Off to the trocadero to watch the world cup with Elyse, Marta, and DIno. Too much fun for words... I would have to say my favorite part was the port-o-potties... I think it was the worst thing I have ever smelled in my entire life...
After Spain won... we grabbed some yummy crepes (nuttella and banana) then went to a nice little underground bar over by luxemburg gardens.

I decided to leave early to catch the metro back... oh but who was i kidding ... when it comes to me and that damn metro i can never catch a break... so I found a night bus which dropped me off not where I wanted to go... and then I wandered around for quite sometime until a nice young man placed me at the stop I needed to be at. I made it back 2 hours after I had originally left.

Testin it out

Friday JULY 2

Today, I woke up early to go to the Sorbonne to take my placement test. I was so shocked to find a sea of people... rather than just 2. I inched my way through the test.... so lets see where I just might end up.

After the test, Sonia and I made our way to Montmartre to see the Sacred Heart Church... Inside was beautiful, the the crypt gave such sweeping views of the city it was truly breathtaking. There is all this graffiti at the top and I was reading one and a teen came up behind me ... and to his friends said.. I wish someone would call me beautiful...

After a walk around the top, I couldn't find Sonia... so I thought she had gone back down... so I make my way to the ground and started searching for her.. I guess I looked like a total tourist, because then Allen came up to me... He started to draw one of my eyes... and said "NO, I'm not paying for a picture of myself!"

ALLEN: Oh no, I'm in art school... Practice
ME: NO
ALLEN: TAke just a minute
ME:NO I'm looking for my friend
ALLEN: We can stand and you can look.
ME: ALRIGHT

Sonia comes and is like what are you doing... and then I said I have to go...then he says 2 more minutes.. which turns into 10.... then He gives it to me and asks for 30 euro... and I'm like...I told you I wasn't going to pay for that... and that I didn't want a picture of myself... 5 minutes late he has 10 euro and i'm stuck with this hideous picture of myself... with blue eyes... (ps. it doesn't even look like me)
To put a cherry on top, I was complaining on the way to the metro and ended up slipping down some stairs. FUN FUN FUN

A walk Under the CITY

After class, Sonia and I made our way to my host family's store....
We then made it to the Catacombs... (talk about the creepiest place i've ever been) thousands of bones in piles underground... talk about awesome!!! :)

FILM
Memento

SALES

JUNE 30

Class then to do some shopping.....
I ended up being locked out of my house for a couple of hours just enough to work on some french for my placement test on friday.

Watched.
Le Fils
I STRONGLY RECOMMEND THIS FILM

IT IS SO HOTTTT

JUNE 29
Ate at a lovely restro called le cafe du studio... it is a nice little mexican resturant surrounded by dance studios on rue de temple over by the marais.. (avec Elyse and Dino)

It as finally my first night out, but it ended sourly... I missed the last metro and had to get a cab.. :(

je t'aime

JUNE 28

I was able to sleep in today. :) I had the wonderful breakfast of Nutella on toast...yum. Then I made my way to the Pompidou Center, where I was surrounded by all the wonderful modern artists.... (My favorite part of the musee was the exhibt Dreamlands and Gorilla girls.

I was able to go on a long walk through the marais and scoped out some stores for the sales... I was able to pick up my la fete du cinema pass... (excited to see Jane Fonda)

I then took a picture tour... around the latin quarter...

BEST GREEK FOOD OF MY LIFE!

Watched:
Bob Le Flembleur