cooking

Monday morning class - it was not fun getting up early (around 08:50). It takes me just about 20 - 25 minutes to get to class. My classroom is one block from the Seine and Notre Dame. I used to be next to the Pantheon but now I'm in a different building so I take the Metro. I leave at 09:30 and get to class around 09:55...depending on how long I have to wait for the Metro. Class is finally starting to be a little more comfortable. It's definitely a challenge and I'm not that comfortable talking much and asking questions but I felt much better today than last week. After class, I went to L'as du Falafel with my friend Emily and then we went to CEA. I came back to the apartment and tried to organize some travel stuff...it's so difficult! And flights from Paris aren't as cheap as I thought they would be. I also did my French homework. Don't worry, I am studying a little bit now!

We decided to cook dinner with a few people tonight. I was going to shop at the Rue Moufftard market but it was closed when I got there around 5:30, so I went to the Champion grocery store...which is great! It is very similar to an American grocery store. We made pasta with meat sauce (buying the tomato sauce, ground beef, and veggies at Champion) and had mozzarella and tomato salad, and of course, wine. It is annoying to cook in my tiny kitchen with the random things they give us. The knives are so dull (I'll have to buy a new one) and it's very cramped. But it works! Cleaning up was not fun though, especially in a sink with no disposal. There were 5 of us, my roommate and 3 other girls. We had a great time. After dinner, we went to a bar called the Long Hop and met some other friends. Then we went home and fell asleep.

Tuesday - Class in the morning. Was pretty good. Now just cleaning the apartment and getting organized. I think I'm going to go for a run up in Parc Montsouris in a little.