I still am in shock I'm living in Paris. Walking around at night, I can completely understand why they call it the city of lights. There are few things in this world that can compare to the golden shimmer the Eiffel Tower reflecting in the midnight blue waters of the Seine at night, to being able to flash my student visa and get in free to see master works like the Mona Lisa and Winged Victory, to live in a building that was built four hundred years ago, to walk in the very rooms Kings and Queens did. No, there are few things like that on earth.
All of this has made it clear to me what I want from life. Aside from the normal "I want to be happy..." blah blah blah, I want to make my mark. I want to make a difference somehow. I'm not sure how I am going to do that yet, but I will.
As for the present, I am almost finished with my first week of class. I have one lecture left, tomorrow afternoon. I figure now is as good of time as any to talk about my classes. On Mondays' I have two classes. My 8:00 AM is my Grands Systems du Droit Étranger (International Law Systems) class, followed by my French language class (although that class starts next week). My professor for my Gr. Sys. class is really nice. I'm the only non-french speaking person in the class and so she kind of looks out for me. She pulled me aside after class and asked if I understood and if I ever needed her to repeat something or if she should slow down, all I had to do was raise my hand.
Tuesdays are free! I've decided that is going to be my day to explore Paris/France. I have another friend who has Tuesdays off so we are already planning on going to Normandy.
Wednesdays aren't bad either. I have French again, from 10:15 - 12:15, just like Monday. After that I have my Professions Politiques class from 14:45 - 16:45. It is really interesting and I think it's going to be a lot of fun. The professor reminds me a lot of the director of Career Services back in SB. She is really nice and always seems to be happy. In the class we are discussing all the different aspects of the political arena, mainly the french poltical arena. Luckily for me I am with a few more exchange students.
Thursday is awesome. My morning starts at 8:00AM again... which is a bit rough, but its worth it for the class. I am in "French Defense Policy." And yes, there is more to it that just "RUN AWAY!" My prof is actually a policy adviser for the French Ministry of Defense, so that in it of itself is awesome. I think that class is going to be the most interesting. Thursday afternoon from 12:30 - 14:30 is my "Social History of the US in the 20th Century" course. It is ok. Not too terribly interesting on the first day, but hopefully it will be! But my professor.... oh boy is he somthing. Imagine if Kermit the Frog and Yoda had a french baby who spoke english. That is how my professor sounds. It is AWESOME. He doesn't look like either, but he sounds exactly like I imagine their child would.
As for now, I have to get going. We have auditions for the SciencesPo Choir tonight!
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