Today I seem to have finally got my feet on the ground and everything in order. It is an absolutely beautiful rainy day today, and I am relaxing just fresh from class. Let me catch you up to speed here.
Our classes began yesterday (Happy 4th, right?), and I have to say, I am so thrilled for the courses and my professors! I am taking a photography class with a woman who is so talented and passionate about what she does. I have already learned so much, I'm excited to grab my camera and start shooting. My other class is Parisian Culture, and this professor is just as well read and passionate about the topic. They are both very hands on, and we will be venturing out into the city for many of our classes to observe and take pictures around the city. I cannot wait :) Both of them are also encouraging us to keep separate journals to track our experiences through the class. I will be interested to see what comes out onto the pages over the next couple of weeks. I already have my first assignment to get started on in photography. I need to take 8-12 pictures of my neighborhood to get to know the area. After seeing her own prints, I have a feeling she will be a tough judge. So I've already started messing around with my camera to try and come up with some cool settings.
The good news is, I am feeling much better today. I think I was feeling left out of all the family gatherings yesterday and it made me feel that much farther from home. Yesterday was just not a good day in general. I lost my metro pass (my very expensive metro pass...) and had to replace it today. They gave me the wrong pizza at the restaurant we went to, then we walked aimlessly around for about 30 minutes on my tired feet. By the end of the night, all I wanted was a bottle of wine to drown my sorrows in, but all the grocers were closed. Rien n'était bien.
After my pity party yesterday, I've been having a wonderful day today. I had an amazing lunch at a small boulangerie near class, figured out some work on my camera, and now I'm about to dive into some readings to finish before the weekend. I will pick myself up and enjoy tonight! Since I haven't been taking too many pictures in the past 24 hours, I'll just post some early ones that never made it. I'll post again soon and enjoy :)
My dinner the first night, salmon and linguini.
The building across the street from my favorite cafe.
And after dinner Baileys simple :)
My first croissant of the trip the next morning!
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