Jet lagged, but I made it!

After the 10 hour flight and the 2 hour wait for my bags and the shuttle, it was hard to concentrate on much of anything else for the rest of the day. I tried to get my first impressions of the city as clearly as possible...but on little sleep and extreme jet lag, who knows?

All I know so far is that it's so much more beautiful than anything I've ever seen. The buildings are historic and gorgeous. There are alleyways that from first glance look only like straight alleys, but then when you venture into them, they lead into grand courtyards with shops and beautiful architecture! I haven't moved in with the host family yet (I will on Sunday), so we are staying at a dorm for three nights provided by our program. After we settled in our rooms, we took a walk around the streets. I'm still not entirely sure which arrondissement I'm in...but we did walk to our school and had a meet/greet with the teachers.

Tonight, my two friends, Caroline and Melanie, and I met for dinner at a French Bistro. Our waitress couldn't speak English so luckily she let us practice our French! My first French meal consisted of a glass of red wine and french onion soup! Yes, there was bread as an appetizer and unfortunately, the French do not serve butter with the bread. I guess my Texas appetite for everything fatty will have to subside while I reside in Paris...

French Onion soup=first French meal!