creeeeeeeperie

flashback:
so our first week here we all went to dinner with our director and this was what we found when we went into the bathroom.--> http://youtube.com/watch?v=zetZjG50-kc

So let a smile out and show your teeth cause you know you lived it well.

Okay so this week has been CRAZY busy! i had a project and a paper due today so this week has been less than eventful!
well i did go to the musee picasso.....which was cute but i think he got a little crazy.....oh modern art!

tonight we are finally relaxing a bit! Dinner at a thai restaurant and a bit of partying with some international students! (did i mention that i LOVE all the kids on my program?? SO MUCH FUN!)

oh and im learning fun slang words in my french classes!

"wow ive never seen so many shoes....or someone actually buying prada ones" -cd

today caitlin and i were quite overwhelmed by our shopping adventure.

This afternoon I went to Galeries LaFayette and Printemps (ridiculously large department stores)...they each have like 3 different buildings (one men,one women, one housewares) with 6 floors! They also have so many different designers that you just dont know how to comprehend what you are looking at. These places are BEAUTIFUL! I'm telling you the french really know whats up when it comes to shopping...


oh yeah and i wanted to buy 100 pairs of jimmy choos....maybe on my next excursion!

anyone know Czech??

IM GOING TO PRAGUE!!!!!


i bought my tickets today so it is official.. i will be gone the 12-15 of oct......now whats in prague you say? we arent really sure....but its gonna be great :)

you cut a bitch; you slap a ho.....

okay so tonight/today was filled with some of the best quotes of my life...including:
"please let it be the syph"
"Its okay john....you can touch my things"
"get ready cause its gonna be a rough ride"
"ikea, office depot, mc donalds?? its like we're back in north carolina"

and oh so many more.....

i am in love with this place.

all blacks anyone

my future husband on the far right>>

washington dc is the northeast....duhh....

okay so last night was clubbing with the Samoan national rugby team and tonight was drinking with some crazy scottish guys on the champ de mars.....you gotta love paris.

how do you say sunburn in french?

walked from Notre Dame to the Arc de Triomphe today(quite a long stroll)....it was a good time but it didnt help my sunburn.....it actually just increased its reign over my arms....merde!

ass crepes? i think that means assorted....

So the first week is coming to a close and it has been quite the adventure.
Lots of crepes and cidre....maybe a little more cidre than crepes!

We went as a group to see Paris, je t'aime....which is wonderful....a little strange but great....and we got crepes with everyone at a place with the STRANGEST bathroom ever. it was like a rave. black lights and strobed colored lights --> mine and "franprix" reaction

We have hit a few bars this week....one which was less than impressive....a mouse on the wall, fake breasts, thongs hanging from the ceiling and penis lollipops....needless to say we had five minuets left of happy hour so we had no choice but do stop there for drinks....happy hour here runs till 10pm....how sweet is that?

After movies, crepes/cidre, and sketchy bar Anna and i went totally classy and went to a very classy bar in the bastille area...we had "mojitos in love"...really they were heaven in a glass (mint, lime, strawberries!!! YUM!)....after spending a sufficient amount of euros on our one mojito we joined some of the other students for a night of dancing at Barrio Latino.....it was a good time and im looking forward to many more nights of dancing in Paris!

Last night was the kickoff of the Rugby World Cup which is being held in france and it was craziness....we went to try and watch the game on what we thought would be giant screens but turned into plasmas in a tent?? anyway we spent the evening on the champ de mars (the grass area infront of the eiffel tower) and listened to the game on the radio.





Today was Versailles. It is the most amazing place I think I have been in my life. The palace is wonderful and enormous beyond anything you can even understand. However, the gardens are better than everything in the chateau. There are so many beautiful gardens and fountains all across the grounds and it is breathtaking. You can visit my webshots but no photo will ever do it justice. Everyone should see versailles.


Tomorrow is an adventure to the Louvre (free the first sunday of the month!) and maybe Notre Dame then a night of partying at Johnny Depp's nightclub "Man Ray" for birthday celebrations!

i love with everything-ly yours,
<3jess

Week One

Bonjour!!
I created this to give everyone a chance to catch up on all the craziness here in Paris while I'm away. To catch you up to speed....
I took a million hour plane trip to get here
I am living with another student, Caitlin, and an older couple in their house in the 11th arrondissement.
I did get a cell phone and all incoming calls are free....so CALL ME....or just get skype and talk to me like that.

Anyway the last few days have just been spent exploring the city and trying to get a feel for life in Paris. Classes don't start until monday which means my French is FAR from improving!! The school is very close to la tour eiffel so we have eaten lunch there for a few days and enjoyed the beautiful weather. Last night was our first major night out with a trip to le creperie and then had wine on the seine (though i was only there for a moment) and then went out to a bar....tres amusement!


just a few pictures to give you an idea but check out my webshots for the rest....
http://community.webshots.com/user/jesswitt

xoxo