Sorry for the lack of blog posting... the last week or so has been crazy busy. I left Rome on Friday, and have been in Paris since then, which I am absolutely loving.
The last week of the program was packed with stuff to do. I had my art history presentation, my final test in Gifts and Sacrifice class, and a few papers to write. We also had to have our last hurrahs in Rome, of course. The final days were so fun and yet bittersweet because I will miss Rome so much, and will also miss being with all the friends I made on the program. We will all see each other often in Seattle though, I'm sure.
Paris has been great. It is such a different city from Rome, so it has been refreshing-plus it is about 20 degrees cooler! We are staying in my mom's cousin's daugther's apartment (not quite sure what that makes us... 2nd cousins once removed? who knows) in the 18th arrd., so a little north of the city center. The apartment is great and we are loving having a free place to stay that feels more like home than a hostel. So far we have seen the Montmarte area, the Sacre Coeur, the Louvre (!!), Notre Dame, Moulin Rouge, the Arc de Triomph, the Latin Quarter, and the finish of Le Tour de France on the Champs-Elysees! That was so awesome. Plus we have had some great picnics with baugettes and cheese in beautiful gardens around the city, crossaints and coffee at the brasseries, and plenty of exploring. I am having an amazing time traveling with my friend Alicia. We usually make a tentative plan of what we want to see in a day, but aren't so strict in sticking to it that we get time to wander around the city, which I love.
I will try to post pictures from the last week in Rome soon, and also from Paris!
Next stop: Belgium!
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