A Change Is Gonna Come.

Well it hasn't been a long time coming, but I always hope a change will come. Currently listening to Otis Redding's version of Sam Cooke's classic. It makes me want to cry for him. My life isn't and I hope, will never get to such hardships. I'm just taking a much needed break from my persuasion/politics paper. A few pages to go!

The past week has just been hectic for everyone at any school. It was either finals week, or the week heading up to finals week which is always some kind of crazy. Only two weeks to go! I'm currently surrounded by books trying to give my brain a break but here I am, blogging. Big no no. Oh well. I guess more writing can inspire something? Well I hope so. I'm getting somewhere in my paper. Success! Anyhow I can't say much about this past week as it seems I don't remember it. And no, not because I drank myself to the point of oblivion but because I was delirious and running on pure caffeine. Let's put it this way. When I drink coffee now, I want to go to sleep. Therefore, I am on this tea craze to relax my body and hopefully caffeine will start working again in approximately 5 hours. My body is weird.

So, I applied to a few internships last week, but I haven't applied to any big names that I wanted to yet which I should have done first. That comes tomorrow...sometime tomorrow I hope. My dream is to work at Food Network or be cast on Glee. Who knows, what could happen? Haha. Big dreams. Anyway, while applying, I came across this volunteer opportunity for "Broadway in South Africa." I happen to like Broadway and since it is Christmas time I felt the need to be giving and ta-dah! Handed to me on a silver platter. So, it's a charity event at the Minskoff Theatre between 44th and 45th St (where Lion King is) beginning at 7pm and it's $30 for open bar, food, and entertainment! I encourage you come, I may be serving you drinks. No, I kid. Anyhow, here is their website (click here!) and of course since it's Broadway, the arts are most definitely involved. Spreading the love. It's a nice time away from finals and stress to mingle and enjoy Broadway things. I shouldn't be volunteering at this seeing as I have a lot of work to do, but I'm making time. Stress will come Tuesday. I feel it.

While I'm on the topic of avoiding work, this past weekend I took off from my paper for a bit to go greet some friends who, finally, are turning 21! Unfortunately, I will not fall in this category until I graduate, but oh well. What can I do? I got to see some old friends who came all the way from their school in other states to see this girl which I thought was really nice (I don't know if anyone would do that for me), then headed to my neighbor's birthday party, who seemed already quite intoxicated. Whoops! Anyway, I made good time, I was home by 1, or was it 2... No matter, I wrote like a fiend Saturday night. Sunday was brunch day. I didn't get to brunch on Saturday as I hoped, so Sunday was my time for Eggs Benedict (my favorite brunch food. Mud's french toast doesn't count, I can get it everyday). Unfortunately my high school friends who stayed the night somehow woke up at the crack of dawn for breakfast, so we headed to lunch. We went to a pretty decent Asian restaurant, I'm going to go back for Scallion Pancakes. It was delicious! And their...I don't know how to say it in English, but it's a soup pork bun..thing, was made fresh. Success! Although, Joe's Shanghai was still better. It was terrible weather today, I'm SO HAPPY it was above freezing point, I didn't want to deal with snow. I dislike snow. Yes, I'm in the Northeast, but I just think about my pops. He has to work in the outside weather. So global warming or not, no snow is better than snow.

I can't believe this week is the last week of school.. and finals next week? I'm FREAKING OUT. I don't know what to do about jobs or anything. In an Asian family if you don't get out of college with a well paying job, you are a failure. Or at least that's what my parents tell me. So, no pressure right? I've been researching places to stay in Paris as well as jobs and well I was going to apply but it's a bit early. I imagine the French classifieds, or any classifieds for that matter, are for immediate jobs. I need to make my French CV. Things to do over winter break!

So I've updated, it was a good enough break. So back to work! Ciao!

the beginning.

since i have a terrible memory and will forget where i am and what i've done. i've decided to create a blog. after the facebook craze i've decided blogging would take up too much of my time. but it seems it's the other way around.

so, beginning my actual post..today was my 9th day in paris, france. this is my first time in france/europe by the way. i'm overwhelmed and afraid but i love where i am and the freedom i have here. but i do miss a few of my friends. yes, only a few. i'm a bitch. je sais. so, anyway i arrived in paris saturday morning where i was met by AUP [american university in paris] greeters. i was rejected by the shuttle because i didn't sign up for it [what the fuck], but the coordinator managed to get me on a shuttle to the hostel. we drove through the city and passed the opera house in bastille and...that was about the most exciting part of the car ride. i was kind of disappointed because i didn't get a chance to see the eiffel tower. but, it doesn't matter. I WAS IN PARIS. ay dios mio.

the fiap was just what i imagined a hostel to be and decided to move out the next day because i wasn't ready to stay at the fiap for another night. yes, spoiled. i know. and my choice led me to miss one of the great bonding nights at cafe oz. oh well, that's what i get right? karma. bah. moving on. so i arrived at my apartment last sunday and it's really adorable. 25 square meters. pretty small and pretty expensive. but i really like it. it's got an american feel to it, but it makes sense because my landlord is in fact, american. enjoying this place, but i plan on moving. hmph.

am i making any kind of sense? like my title says, this is of no meaning.

last week i let go of any financial insecurity and went all out like it was welcome week all over again. many of us students banded together and went bar hopping every night all last week. no lie. gawd. i want to die now. i feel once or twice a week is good enough for me. i've been informed our economic situation has been slowly declining since the stock market crash. `=/ so i'll have to once again budget. and i have. been eating a baguette a day. and some eggs. and the occasional crepe. hello carbs.

now today was the first day of class. block periods that last 4 hours and uncomprehensible french? oh dear lord. the mess i've gotten myself into. however i plan on enjoying my time in paris no matter how difficult my classes may be. and maybe i'll make up for it by traveling to 3-5 places this semester. yes. expensive. budget budget budget.

i'm so glad i'm here. i'm so glad my father could send me here. i'm so glad i get to make new friends each day. i'm so glad i have great friends to share this with each day.

if my tone says otherwise, know that i'm terrible at writing.