"Latin Corner" in the Latin Quarter (for Lauren;)

(In reverse order) Gardens at the Cluny Museum, Shakespeare and Company, Eifel Tower, Financial District, and Castle at Dourdan

At the Eiffel Tower

Gr(i)nell(e)!

More pictures...

These first two: taken inside McDonald's

At the (generous) Sgards' house

Hopefully the family we're staying with won't mind me posting a video of their house. It's really beautiful! Bridgette paints and you can see some examples of her work, here.

The exteriors of all of the houses in their neighborhood fit the stereotype of rustic French living.. They are made from stone pieces, not bricks, and many have roses and other flowers growing up the sides.

Walking home from the metro in La Norville

Monday, Near the Louvre looking for wifi

Waiting for Libraries with wifi to open (at Starbucks)

The cream in my coffee was AMAZING wow. They must use some alternative pasteurization method..

After this song (not consecutively), I heard Tori Amos, Bob Dylan, and Dar Williams (?!) Ahhh.. Starbucks..

After Carnavalet

We were all famished after the Carnavalet trip, so Jean-Noel handed out juice boxes from his car :)

(Left to right: Couple who are friends of the family we're staying with, Bridgett, whom we're staying with, Jonathan:)

At Carnavalet Museum

Brenda, the daughter of the couple with whom we're staying, lent me her scarf, since I didn't anticipate the cold weather when I was packing..

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A beautiful (albeit chilly) day

Practical

After a person leaves it self-cleans. It was stocked with toilet paper, soap, and hand towelettes, and is completely free.

Walking from our house to the Metro in La Norville

La Norville (where we're staying)

Road near where we're staying

Arrived in France

Having an unfortunate time finding free wireless internet access (outside our host family's home).

Apparently the French worry about radiation from wireless internet hubs..

I'm hitting Paris full force today/tomorrow/Monday though, looking for wifi access in libraries.

It looks like Starbucks and McDonald's def. have wifi, as does the American Library in Paris..

I'm still holding out that I can find some _French_ places to grade/study this summer.

Our host family is super sweet and I'm sure would allow me to work from their home (although it does have a router, the wireless has been turned off to 'prevent radiation.')

More Cupcakes!

And thanks to the girls at The Princeton Review for a yummy Gigi's Happy Birthday cupcake!!

Cakes

Cake Wrecks
It brightens your day..


Related: May 9th was my birthday. Thanks to Matthew and Natalie for these amazing cupcakes :)

Lol, I think this does remedy depression