Bon jour, mes amis!

Another full week of classes and there is plenty of homework to be done!  Three papers and a test due for next week, as well as lots of reading, and I’ve already had two papers that were due this past week and last week.  If anyone thinks a study abroad means all play and little to no work, you might want to rethink that one!  But, it’s all good because I am learning a ton!  This weekend, I am planning to catch a few local sights like the roman baths and the ruins of the arena.

So, I decided to get a manicure this week for the first time in literally….years!  There is a salon right down the street from IES so it’s very convenient.  I love blue, so that’s what I went with…what do you think?

I had to move homestays this past Tuesday, and while it was a bit stressful, my new host and hostess are great!  Very welcoming and funny and my room is huge!  Hello humongous mirror!  It’s less than a 5 minute walk to the Champs-Elys�es and my metro station.  It’s also about 20 minutes closer to IES by metro than where I was before.

Most of the other students at IES are starting to make travel arrangements for our 5-day break in early November, however, I have decided to stay in Paris and get my final papers done and a jump on studying for finals.  There is still plenty to see in Paris, the tourist crowds will have thinned considerably and yes, I am a dork when it comes to studying.  Plus, my daughter is coming for a vacation at the end of the semester, so I’m saving everything for when she gets here.    

More pictures of the ruins and the roman baths,

 which are in the Cluny museum: