So, today was a good day. I finally have adjusted to Paris, two days after arriving. A lot of it has to do with knowing where things are. For instance, I now am aware of the laundromat, as well as an ATM, and most importantly; the pastry shop. After having dinner last night, I decided today would be the day that I would start sightseeing. I don't know if it was the wine I had, but whatever it was, it had a good effect. I began the day by mindlessly wandering ...

So, today I learned a variety of things, primarily that my French is awful. In comparison however, today was a far better day than yesterday, which was the first time that I had really cried since I left the airport in Calgary. Today, I started by hauling myself out of bed, and headed downstairs for some breakfast. I was starving, because I hadn't eaten in around a day or so. It wasn't anything spectacular, just juice, yourt, cereal, and runny eggs; which...

This morning I packed my bags and was accompanied to the train staion by Corrine and Susan, which was a very nice sendoff from London, and I will be sure to miss them both a lot. I caught the Chunnel to Paris, which was a pretty uneventful journey. I spent most of it listening to my Ipod, or knitting, I think there were only four of us or so in the car, so it was a very quiet trip over. Once I got into Paris, I was confronted by a Bosnian whose father was apparen...