I cannot believe that I have been in Paris for a month now....how crazy is that?! It feels like I've been here forever so it's like time is going by slowly but at the same time so quickly!! Ahhh I want it to slow down! I don't want my time here to go by so fast! I'm really starting to like being here and I feel like 6 and a half months isn't enough!! If only I could extend my stay here...after all I have an 8 month visa muahaha. But I can't because I have to start school in August (if I decide to go back to texas) or September (if I decide to go back to Montreal), but its most likely that I'll start in August. How sad.
This month has been amazing, if you would have asked me five years ago or even a year ago where I saw myself in 2012, I would've never guessed Paris. It just shows you how crazy life is eh? It takes you to the least expected places and you do things that you've never imagined you would get to live. That is why you should always expect the unexpected.
I feel like I'm so high with life, if I'm allowed to say that hehe. I'm just so freaking happy at the moment and it feels great. I am so so so thankful that I'm here and everyday when I'm walking around I can't believe I'm actually here. Not just visiting, but living in this beautiful city. Oh I so want to stay here.
I think that I've done pretty good in the month that I've been here. I mean it started out a bit rough for me because I was dealing with some emotional stuff and I thought I would never see the end of it, but now I am finally getting used to being here and I'm just loving getting to discover this city everyday. I also think that I've done more than other au pairs in my first month...well at least from what they make it sound like.
I was talking to this au pair that has already been here for like 4 months and she told me that she felt that she hasn't done that much and that she hasn't taken that many pictures... Umm hello??!! Why aren't you taking pictures??! YOU'RE IN PARIS. I simply don't understand how you don't take pictures. I go picture obsessed when I'm walking. I want to remember everything about this trip and have something to look back in a few years. But I guess everyone is different....
What have I done in one month? Well here's a little list...
-I've already visited 3 museums (I went to my 3rd one yesterday with my french date hehe, and best part of it was that I got to go in for FREE because it is free for those who are between 18-25 years old. Technically it's only for those in the european union but they just asked me for my age and didn't really ask me where I was from... so I just stayed quiet hehe)
-I've been to the eiffel tower (not the very top, but I'll go once it's warmer) AND got to ice skate in the eiffel tower.
-Seen Notre-Dame (still need to go to the top though)
-Seen the Moulin Rouge (however I still have to go see a show)
-Sacre-Coeur/Place Tertre (again need to go inside the church)
-Somewhat know my way around the metro, for most parts at least
-Have friends (sometimes it can be hard to find people you really click with)
-Met a french boy
-Been to the Champs Elysees
-Seen the Arch du Triomphe
-Seen Jardin du Luxembourg
-Have gone shopping
-Seen the Pantheon
I can't really think of what else...well either way I have been writing most of the things I've done so I'm sure you guys don't need me telling you what I've seen again. Oh and I hope that this list doesn't come off as me "showing off" or snobby! I was just writing it out also to remind myself that so far I've had a good stay in Paris and I can't wait to see what the next few months have in store for me!
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