Two weeks to go

I know, my lack of writing might be concerning. Vacation caught up with me, as well as the massive amount of work. Last week I spent each day perfecting a multiple page paper due each day. Yesterday was my first final, and today I am completely done with my academic work here in Paris. Since [...]

On vacation

It´s late  night in Vienna, and I´m here visiting a good friend. Updating the blog has been a bit hectic lately, especially because of my internship wrapping up and associated items. Tomorrow I return to Paris, and after adventuring around Europe for the last week, my taste and feel about France and Paris in general [...]

Olympic Protests in Paris

Yesterday was a bit chaotic. I had read that the Olympic torch was going to be carried through Paris, so like a firechaser, I decided to go watch the mess which I thought would be in store.
Getting on Ligne 6, I saw the helicopter and the beginning of the procession through the window while the [...]

Two months left

This week marks two months before I officially return to the United States. Since I have been here, the feelings of a grand distance in time and pyhsical understanding have made me wonder where I am, and what I am doing. Paris was a dream, but in a way I am back to a certain [...]

Les elections municipales, part two

Yesterday finished off the second round of voting in the municipal elections.  After the first round, a general consensus in the press was a slight victory for the left, and a more jaded view of Francois Bayrou’s Mouvement Democratique (MoDem). Since last week, more of the press (especially the Canard with it’s headline “Bayrou opens [...]

Unis-Cite, Part 1

Last week was the introduction to my internship, which went fairly smoothly. Apparently, at Unis-Cite, I will be working on several projects during the next two months.
After arriving, I started to work with Emilie, who along with another intern, will be coordinating the GJV, la Grand Journee de Volontairiat. In English, the Grand Day of [...]

Les elections municipales

The last month or so in Paris, and well France in general, has been a furious campaign by the political parties for the French equivalent for the midterm elections: les elections municipales. To understand this broad election, there first needs to be some understanding about the administrative divisions in France (ok, please don’t yawn).
France, unlike [...]

Securite

Every once and awhile, a topic of conversation seems to come up with French people that I meet…one of how they could not have imagined how September 11th affected me, or my mindset. It’s odd, seeing that this comes up usually as a sense that I am still a victim of an attack that hit [...]

Link to First Flickr Photo Set

Hey…I know some people don’t have access to where I post many pictures, so I put a smaller collection up on Flickr. All you have to do is click on this link.

Egalite

The past week was difficult, in some personal ways, hence my lack of posting for awhile.
Since that time, I have been discovering new museums (Rodin, Bourdelle, Middle-Ages, Chateau Vincennes, Basilique de Saint-Denis, and others), sleeping in parks (Belleville) during sunny afternoons, exploring new areas (Olympiades with its huge high-rises, eastern Paris with a myriad [...]