My First Full Day.

My French lunch!

I didn’t wake up until around noon today, but we went to the flea market! It was really fun. It market was in northern Paris so we took the Metro. It was really easy and we got to see a lot of the city. I bought a few things for some of my friends — not much but I’d say I made  significant dent. Things are expensive here. I think I am going to start going to Shoppi, an inexpensive supermarket down the street, because eating in cafes is outrageous. I am trying to take pictures of all the new things I try. I had crepes last night, but mostly I have been eating baguettes with ham, and sometimes lettuce and tomato. I would like cheese but french cheeses scare me a little, and “swiss” cheese to them is not the same thing in America. It is complicated, but that language barrier isn’t as bad as I thought it would be. I know more French than I realized and although I may not always be able to understand, i can ask questions and usually get a response in short english or a point.  

The city really is as beautiful as everyone says it is. Like, any idea that has ever been put into your head abot Paris . . . it’s true. Except that the French hate Americans and are mean. I have come across many people and interacted with a good number of them. They are very helpful.

Right now, the weirdest thing for me is the idea that I have a whole month here. I don’t have to rush to get everything done and see it, because I have time. It’s nice, even though I am slightly concerned about money. However, I have been taking like 100 pictures a day, so by the end I’ll have beat mom by quite a bit. hahaa

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