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.