Misc

Today was the first day of classes. They are going well so far and I can understand teachers’ accents for the most part. My fashion classes are going to be so amazing though! French is blah but necessary. Yesterday I visited a bird/flower market, inside Notre Dame and the Sacre Coeur. I’m not sure how much a hamster costs in the United States but here I saw some for 5 Euro which seems pretty cheap. The Sacre Coeur and Notre Dame were both so beautiful. The stained glass is nothing like what we have in our own little churches obviously. Mass was taking place in Sacre Coeur though so I wasn’t allowed to take any pictures, even after the hard work of 300 stairs.

I have also learned that people sure do like to push your buttons to try and make you buy things. Even if you say no that eggs them on because now they have your attention. No wonder the French always keep a blank face. OH! I did buy the September issue of French Vogue. No way I was passing that opportunity up.

I have had a few of the “must haves” foods, and I liked them all except for the croque-monsieur unexpectedly. I think I might have just had a bad one though. I also had a nutella banana crepe (addicted), a ham and cheese crepe, pain au chocolat (chocolate filled bread), Laduree macaroons, a chardonnay wine and a rose Cote de Provence wine I believe.

I have a pet here now too, a stray cat. His name is Jean-Claude because that’s my favorite French name. I always catch him up on the ledge of our window peering in at me. I don’t feed him though, because that’s just a bad idea. He is doing fine himself anyways. Today I saw him being sneaky while hunting a pigeon.