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Published: September 8th 2006
Sacre Coeur
View of SC and Paris from Centre PompidouIt is hard to believe that I have been here a week! just a week? already a week? I don't know. Sometimes it feels amazing here and other times it feels all weird. The first couple days weren't so bad: I was met at the airport by a french friend, she took me to her appartment and I felt very comfortable over all. She (Heloise) also took me to her friend's, where we just hung out. Then I moved into my own dorm room, located on an International campus. I spent the weekend trying to buy all the necessary things (I already spent immense amounts of money and I bought nothing extraordinary!). I also went to a modern art museum, Centre Pompidou (it's free the first sunday of each month, which is very cool). By Sunday night I started feeling lonely, but then I met a Russian guy, randomly on the street and a Senegalese guy in a park near my dorm. I don't know if they will become friends, but it was nice to have someone to talk to at the moment.
Monday, our orienation has begun and I started meeting tons of people, learning millions of new names
Eiffel Tower
View of ET and Paris from Centre Pompidou and countries of origin. There are about 400 of us, international students. Classes don't start until October, so we have a month to get adjusted and get to know each other. We have a group of French students to welcome us, as well. And they are planning different activities for us, like tours of Paris, little treasure hunts and outings at night. I feel a bit overwhelmed by the amount of information and the amount of stuff I have to do. It is very hard to relax and just enjoy Paris, but I am hoping it will get easier with time. I have made some friends, and I hope to find someone awesome to live with, since my dorm room is only for a month. I really want to live in an appartment with a mix of people from all over, but that might be hard to arrange. There is this cool Polish girl that also needs a place, so who knows.
Today I am going to Heloise's birthday party and I am a little scared - I don't know what to expect. There will be tons of French people and I have to talk to them. It is
Centre Pompidou
one of the cool exhibits in Centre Pompidou whole lot easier to talk to foreigners (they are the same level as me). I hate that such simple act as talking is so difficult for me right now. I am even starting to think in French! This week should be pretty amazing - flee market tomorrow, boat tour of Seine in the evening, Versailles on Sunday, and free ballet in the park that night. I really enjoy that about Paris - there is always something to do. well, that is every big city, but still.
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Aunt Christine and Uncle David
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Hello Yulia, We finally got a look at your travelblog. This is all new to us. But we love all your pictures. It looks like you are having quite an adventure. We think it's awesome that you are seeing so many things that we only dream about seeing. Enjoy your time in Europe. Stay safe. Write us if you need anything we can help with. God Bless