Few pictures from my visit to le Musée du Louvre
Monday, January 19, 2015
Had my first class today and it went VERY well. My professor is extremely funny and such a character. I really hope the rest of them are like her! (BTW, it was her classes that I missed last week and she was very pleasant about my absence!) I have two more classes tomorrow, then I'm done for the week. My classes at the University of Paris begin next Monday.
Yesterday I visited the Louvre with another young lady in my study abroad group. It was amazing. I can't wait to go again and soak up so more of the culture and history that it has to offer!
I'll post some pictures of my trip to the Louvre as well as pics from the boat ride that I promised!
Yesterday I visited the Louvre with another young lady in my study abroad group. It was amazing. I can't wait to go again and soak up so more of the culture and history that it has to offer!
I'll post some pictures of my trip to the Louvre as well as pics from the boat ride that I promised!
Saturday, January 17, 2015
I'ss getting easier and easier for me to get around Paris, although for some reason, when it's time to go right, I go left, and vice versa. I'm always in the correct general area, but just a little turned around. :-/
I went on a boat ride on the Seine River today, it was absolutely beautiful! I took dozens of pictures, but I'll only post a few on here.
While on that boat ride, I'm pretty sure I froze off an appendage *insert eye roll of the century*. I'm coming from Southern California and Jamaica, two places known for the warm sun and hot climates, so the cold is 10x worse for me. I hope I start to get used to it soon.
And lastly, I met my older host brother last night (he's finally feeling better!) and he seems pretty nice so far. AND I heard some dancehall mixes he was playing in his room last night. Brownie points for you sir.
Thursday, January 15, 2015
UH OH.
Today I stayed home because I was feeling pretty sick (sore throat, slight fever, sinus pressure, the works! It's been budding since Monday/Tuesday). Consequently, I missed tonight's dinner (which isn't obligatory, at least, I surely hope I wasn't!). (Mistake #1, I didn't tell them I was sick. In my defense, it was because I thought there was nothing to do today, except for tonight's dinner.)
Apparently that's not all I missed.
Earlier this week when I went to the program's headquarters, I signed up in different time slots for various orientation sessions for this week. Like a good student, I went to all of them (except for one about history classes which I accidentally signed up for thinking I was going to take a history class...I'm not.) HOWEVER, due to a letter I received today that I noticed this evening after being in and out of sleep due to the medicine I took, I noticed that I overlooked these "Atelier d'écriture writing info classes which began on Tuesday...OOPS. I missed Tuesday's class and Wednesday's class because I didn't realize they were happening, and today's class because I didn't realize it was happening AND the fever had me in bed all day. Despite going to their location every day this week for the other matters, I missed the class. As a result, I got an email from the assistant director (who is here for a while) and she did NOT seem pleased. In it, she let me know about my "MANDATORY obligations" and whatnot.... *le sigh*
I responded to her email (two responses) letting her know that I went to the orientation sessions I was supposed to go to, and apologized for not informing them about feeling ill (that was the first email). It wasn't until i read over the schedule that I realized Atelier d'écriture commenced on Tuesday and, to no one's fault but my own, I was absent. After noticing, I quickly typed up another email where I acknowledged the mistake, and again, apologized. But, boy did I feel horrible.
I prayed about it and there's not much else I can do but continue from here, pay closer attention to the details in the future, and hope they aren't too upset. For someone like me who tends to have her things together and in order, this was both infuriating and embarrassing, but hey, everyone makes mistakes. Can't, and won't, beat myself up over it.
Today I stayed home because I was feeling pretty sick (sore throat, slight fever, sinus pressure, the works! It's been budding since Monday/Tuesday). Consequently, I missed tonight's dinner (which isn't obligatory, at least, I surely hope I wasn't!). (Mistake #1, I didn't tell them I was sick. In my defense, it was because I thought there was nothing to do today, except for tonight's dinner.)
Apparently that's not all I missed.
Earlier this week when I went to the program's headquarters, I signed up in different time slots for various orientation sessions for this week. Like a good student, I went to all of them (except for one about history classes which I accidentally signed up for thinking I was going to take a history class...I'm not.) HOWEVER, due to a letter I received today that I noticed this evening after being in and out of sleep due to the medicine I took, I noticed that I overlooked these "Atelier d'écriture writing info classes which began on Tuesday...OOPS. I missed Tuesday's class and Wednesday's class because I didn't realize they were happening, and today's class because I didn't realize it was happening AND the fever had me in bed all day. Despite going to their location every day this week for the other matters, I missed the class. As a result, I got an email from the assistant director (who is here for a while) and she did NOT seem pleased. In it, she let me know about my "MANDATORY obligations" and whatnot.... *le sigh*
I responded to her email (two responses) letting her know that I went to the orientation sessions I was supposed to go to, and apologized for not informing them about feeling ill (that was the first email). It wasn't until i read over the schedule that I realized Atelier d'écriture commenced on Tuesday and, to no one's fault but my own, I was absent. After noticing, I quickly typed up another email where I acknowledged the mistake, and again, apologized. But, boy did I feel horrible.
I prayed about it and there's not much else I can do but continue from here, pay closer attention to the details in the future, and hope they aren't too upset. For someone like me who tends to have her things together and in order, this was both infuriating and embarrassing, but hey, everyone makes mistakes. Can't, and won't, beat myself up over it.
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
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