I’m Just Really Excited to Be Here

So last night Me, Louis, and his friend Akira went down by the Seine to a little carnival thingy they have set up with games and a Ferris wheel. They got some Churros with Nutella, which is very good by the way. We walked to the Louvre and looked at it and took some pictures, then we met Louis’ friend Fanny (who came to the movie the first night with us) and her boyfriend Maxisdfds (or at least that’s what I think it is…I didn’t really catch it) and walked around for a while. We went to Haagen-Daaz and had really good ice cream. It is fun but kind of annoying to listen to them talk to each other. Like at dinner with my host family I could understand most everything they were saying, but they speak so fast together so sometimes my mind just drifts off to other things and I don’t really listen. But Fanny and Maxisdfd started talking about Talladega Nights (the movie with Will Ferrell) so it was funny (and difficult) to talk to them about that. We talked about the French F1 driver (for those who have seen the movie) so it was funny to hear what they thought about an American portrayal of a stereotypical French person. I laughed.

Today I went out to explore Paris. I was just basically excited to be alive this morning; I put in my headphones and listened to “All Of Your Love” by Hellogoodbye and just smiled to myself…Anyways I went to some ridiculously expensive department stores and looked and the ridiculously gaudy clothes and then to the Louvre and acted like a tourist. I saw the Mona Lisa (not really all it’s cracked up to be) and sculptures and paintings beyond number. So that was fun for a while but then I decided to move elsewhere. I went outside and saw the Arc de Triomphe and I was like “oh that doesn’t look too far…I think I’ll walk.” So I walked…and walked…and walked. But it was pretty; right along the Champs-Elysées. I went into Louis Vuitton and saw some nice handbags. Bought like 4 or 5 just to take them home to see if they go with my outfits…but shoot, now that I think about it I don’t think even all my allowance from Rotary for the year will cover it…shoot. Then I went on the Arc de Triomphe and looked around Paris…as well as took a lot of pictures. It’s so pretty, all the tree lined streets and monuments and apartments. It’s so different from any other city because the only really tall building are in La Défense outside the city, so the view isn’t ruined at all. I then walked…and walked…and walked to the Métro station and came home. I’m tired and my legs hurt. But tomorrow I’m probably going to Notre Dame and the Musée D’Orsay because I start school next Monday so I have all week to EXPLORE!!!!!

Brent