July 2008
34 posts
OMG! I HAVE A BIKE FOR THE REST OF PARIS!
There are these bikes that parisians can get for 1 euro for 30 minutes with their annual metro cards. Well, some guys we are with that have alot of testoserone almost got in a fight with some french people tonight. The french got scared and abandoned their rental bikes. So now we have bikes we can use for the next week!
We rode them all night. So awesome.
Ce week-end
This weekend started early. Wednesday is the new friday in Paris. We went to a foot bridge over the Seine were all the Parisians hang out and drink. It was really fun and we made friends with a Parisian named Pierre (i know, so stereotypical) who I think has taken a liking to me based on his text messages, that I have rudely ignored.
Thursday Night we attempted to go to Sacre Cour for the sunset...
"Towns They Don't Want to Leave"- New York Times →
allisonweiss:
snaggleraggle:
an article about people who don’t leave college towns after they graduate with a section about Athens and quotes from David and Mercer
“The success of former Athens bands like R.E.M., the B-52’s, Pylon and Neutral Milk Hotel has buoyed the dreams of a contingent of U.Ga. graduates who perform in one another’s living rooms and basements.
Mercer West, a 2004 graduate...
allisonweiss:
I keep seeing Xanadu posters and thinking of Jenny Peck.
We still need to watch it! Anyone down for a Xanadu date when I return?
“LES PIRES DE CARAMBA!
Q: Il y a 4 poussins dans un enclos qui ne peut en...”
– joke from the wrapper of some french candy
MUNICH!
This weekend was spent in Munich with Emily, Stephanie, and their German friend Tom. It was so much fun! Thursday night we arrived late (11:40) and checked into the Hostel we were staying in for one night. It was called Jaeger’s Hostel. (Oh, European high speed train travel is so much better than flying. It took about 6 hours to get to Munich from Paris, but the seats were big and...
allisonweiss:
God I hate FedEx Kinko’s!!
Not as much as Tate Print and Copy! I can’t wait to make promo things again with you!
The Verdict on Couch Surfing
This weekend I traveled to MUnich with two other girls. We were having a hard time booking a hostle and didn’t want to spend all of our money to sleep in a shitting hostel, because they are actually kind of expensive for what they are. The first night we were here, Thursday night, our train got in pretty late and we did end up staying at a hostel. It was fun, but we each paid 19€ to sleep in...
French Things I have done so far
1. been drunk on the grass outside the Eiffel Tower
2. gone to mass at Notre Dame
3. saw Dame aux Camelias at the old Paris Opera House
4. been to a functioning Abbey at Mont St. Michel
5. met some locals
6. jumped off a high place into the freezing atlantic ocean
7. gotten lost in the louvre
8. been to a french doctor
9. discovered KRONENBOURG!
10. stayed in a city still surrounded by...
SO LONG! only read if you really love me
Just like everyday since I have been here this week was super busy. Monday I had classes in the morning and afternoon. I didn’t really have time to do anything other than homework, cleaning, and shopping (au Franprix!) in between my classes. After my second class we had a group meeting about safety, rules, ect. It was pretty boring except for the fact that they said someone was sent home in...
Long Post from the Blog I write for my parents and...
On Thursday night when we went out we ended up meeting a photographer who has become a great friend to all of us. One of the guys in our group that we went out with left his wallet in the bar we were at, and Yass (the photographer) went back to the bar to find it for him and returned it the next day. It had over a 150 euro in it and all his credit cards. Yass is really nice and has become like our...
A. Weiss this is for you. Its like omgeurope.com! →
Last Night by Numbers
1. celebrated the fourth of july at Eiffel Tower
2. we have befriended a party photographer who is taking us to all the best spots and photographing us and giving us a cd at the end
3. we were followed by 30 sorotity types from the group, who got so drunk they started crying
4. got lost in the streets after late night mcdonalds quest
5. some guy told us that we could stay at his place but our...
From the parent blog
The food situation has gotten a little better. Breakfast is the same everyday which is a croissant and yogurt, but we have figured out how to get our moneys worth from the cafeteria. It turns out they have a few giant pizzas everyday. They are supposed to be single serve but we decided that they are soo splitalble. Last night me and my new friend Maggie split one and it was plenty of food and then...
omg drunk in paris!
No wonder Parisians hate us...
A girl in my group already broke the escalator to the metro with her heel.
The top step cracked in half and stopped the entire thing.
Pictures to follow
“I miss you don’t get in a car crash because I can’t love corpses.”
– - Simon Ferrari (via allisonweiss)
I feel the same way.
Sarah Colombo is the only person reading my tumblr...
Today we had orientation in the morning. It was pretty boring, but I found out I can get into the Louvre for free on Fridays so I think I am going to try and do that on Friday between my classes. After the morning orientation we had a guided bus tour of Paris. It was cool to see everything, but the weather was rainy and after yesterday’s travel nightmare I don’t care if I ever ride a...
“It seemed silly to wash one day when I would only have to wash again the next....”
– - Sylvia Plath
I am trying to finish reading The Bell Jar. I thought this quote was funny because it is exactly how summer makes me feel.
AHHH!
I have officially been travelling for over 24 hours now. I just arrived at my dorm after a seven hour flight to London, waiting at the airport, an hour bus ride to a different airport in London, another trip through security, more waiting, waiting an hour for the plane to take off while sitting on the runway, a 30 min flight, more waiting, another 2 hours on a bus, more lines, now tiny room...