Today we had a "scavenger hunt" to see how well we knew the city/if we were good at getting around on our own. I met up with Michal and Mado at their apartment first, and then we walked to Place du St. Michel (where the huge fountain is). We met up with the other girls and Tawna was there to give us the instructions. Her little boy was there and he's pretty much the cutest thing I've ever seen. He just kept burying his head in his dad's chest and looking out at us with the biggest blue eyes it was adorable. We got the packet and decided that we would just go as a whole group instead of break up into teams and compete. For those of you who know me, this was not my decision, I went into today ready to win haha. Today started out kind of chilly, and only got colder and more rainy...not the ideal situation for a scavenger hunt but we tried to make the best of it. The first stop was the Jewish Deporation Memorial at the back of Notre Dame. It was a very somber way to begin the scavenger hunt. Then we walked to Hotel de Ville, and we were all already starving at this point so we stopped for lunch. Once we got moving again, we walked to the Louvre, because we had to get a business card (carte de la maison...none of us knew what this was when today started) from one of the shops in the Carrousel du Louvre (the giant mall underground). We were here for awhile because we ended up waiting for Sergei and Odai, the 2 guys in our group, who got a late start. Then we walked, I repeat walked to L'Arc du Triomphe. It. Is. Far. We walked for at least half an hour and finally made it. I was definitely missing the Métro. Converse are not ideal cold weather/rain shoes. I have a feeling I will be investing in some boots in the near future. Then we walked to the Trocadero, which is just across the Seine from La Tour Eiffel. It's a really cool view. Then, instead of taking the closer Métro stop (I wasn't complaining though because at least we were getting on it) we walked to the Bir-Hakeim stop back across the Seine. While we were waiting for the train, some super sketch guy stumbling around on the platform grabbed my ass. That was fun. Not. Making sure to get in a different car than him, we headed towards the last place (after skipping a few...). It was a crepe place in a really random location. We were all super excited about this one, because after walking for literally miles we were all hungry again. I had a nutella crepe and it was the most heavenly thing on the planet. Even the savory crepes looked delicious. I could probably live on those. Then we realized we were late getting back to Cité to turn in our paper, so we hurried back. Since we all won, and someone told us the prize was two bottles of wine, I just stayed on the tram and went home. We're saving it for our cooking night tomorrow, anyway. I got home, stripped off all my wet clothes (and soaking wet shoes and socks) and took the hottest shower ever because today I felt like I would never be warm again. I will also be investing in a thicker coat. Which will be very useful when I get back to LA. Then I started reading HP again and passed out around 7:30 haha. I woke up for dinner at 8 and then watched part of a movie with Bibiane and Antoine, but this was a war movie and only had French subtitles when the characters were speaking another language, so I was really struggling to follow/wasn't very interested. Basically, we walked ALL OVER the city. And now I'm going to go to sleep (to the sound of pouring rain) because I have to get up early for the first day of school tomorrow!
Today we had a "scavenger hunt" to see how well we knew the city/if we were good at getting around on our own. I met up with Michal and Mado at their apartment first, and then we walked to Place du St. Michel (where the huge fountain is). We met up with the other girls and Tawna was there to give us the instructions. Her little boy was there and he's pretty much the cutest thing I've ever seen. He just kept burying his head in his dad's chest and looking out at us with the biggest blue eyes it was adorable. We got the packet and decided that we would just go as a whole group instead of break up into teams and compete. For those of you who know me, this was not my decision, I went into today ready to win haha. Today started out kind of chilly, and only got colder and more rainy...not the ideal situation for a scavenger hunt but we tried to make the best of it. The first stop was the Jewish Deporation Memorial at the back of Notre Dame. It was a very somber way to begin the scavenger hunt. Then we walked to Hotel de Ville, and we were all already starving at this point so we stopped for lunch. Once we got moving again, we walked to the Louvre, because we had to get a business card (carte de la maison...none of us knew what this was when today started) from 
one of the shops in the Carrousel du Louvre (the giant mall underground). We were here for awhile because we ended up waiting for Sergei and Odai, the 2 guys in our group, who got a late start. Then we walked, I repeat walked to L'Arc du Triomphe. It. Is. Far. We walked for at least half an hour and finally made it. I was definitely missing the Métro. Converse are not ideal cold weather/rain shoes. I have a feeling I will be investing in some boots in the near future. Then we walked to the Trocadero, which is just across the Seine from La Tour Eiffel. It's a really cool view. Then, instead of taking the closer Métro stop (I wasn't complaining though because at least we were getting on it) we walked to the Bir-Hakeim stop back across the Seine. While we were waiting for the train, some super sketch guy stumbling around on the platform grabbed my ass. That was fun. Not. Making sure to get in a different car than him, we headed towards the last place (after skipping a few...). It was a crepe place in a really random location. We were all super excited about this one, because after walking for literally miles we were all hungry again. I had a nutella crepe and it was the most heavenly thing on the planet. Even the savory crepes looked delicious. I could probably live on those. Then we realized we were late getting back to Cité to turn in our paper, so we hurried back. Since we all won, and someone told us the prize was two bottles of wine, I just stayed on the tram and went home. We're saving it for our cooking night tomorrow, anyway. I got home, stripped off all my wet clothes (and soaking wet shoes and socks) and took the hottest shower ever because today I felt like I would never be warm again. I will also be investing in a thicker coat. Which will be very useful when I get back to LA. Then I started reading HP again and passed out around 7:30 haha. I woke up for dinner at 8 and then watched part of a movie with Bibiane and Antoine, but this was a war movie and only had French subtitles when the characters were speaking another language, so I was really struggling to follow/wasn't very interested. Basically, we walked ALL OVER the city. And now I'm going to go to sleep (to the sound of pouring rain) because I have to get up early for the first day of school tomorrow!
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