Well as you can tell, I'm sorry for not writing in this as frequently as I once did. I suppose it's partly because of the absurd amount of work we have to do so I have no time. I also suppose things here seem so routine that my life here no longer seems blog worthy.
This last week was definitely interesting. Wednesday, I had dinner/flaned with Gabby Wukye. It was so surreal. Had some nice Thai food and a solid crepe afterwards. It almost feels like it was a dream; three different worlds (the EL, Duke, and Paris) collided. At times I didn't feel like I was in Paris; I was just chillin with a friend from home. But at the same time, I was feeling whatever the opposite of that would be. I'm glad I got to see her, and if you're reading this, we had best do something this week Gabby!
Uhhhhhh. Thursday was la Fête de la Musique, where there are random bands and such performing all over Paris for most of the night. I enjoyed it for the most part, except I ran out of minutes on my phone so I ended up wandering around Paris all by myself until 2, 2:30ish in the AM. It was nice being able to walk around the city by myself, and when I wasn't really near any performers, it was quite peaceful.
Friday was also bizarre. For dinner, I hit up this diner called Breakfast in America (recommended by Sourav) with Daniel (from Duke) and Sai (from the EL). The food there was super, to say the least (had a super burger) and it was really nice getting to see Sai. After diner, we got to see this ancient stadium that they uncovered when digging for a metro line (I think). It was really cool, but unfortunately, I didn't have my camera with me.
Yesterday, after doing an absurd amount of work, I hung out with Sai again and then had dinner with him and my friends. Had another pizza avec un oeuf (my favorite) but again, I didn't take a picture of it (out of laziness).
This last week has been quite surreal (as I've said before) because of all the EL connections here. In spite of the fact that I'm in Paris (et pour seulement une semaine de plus), I've actually been missing home a little bit. Part of that is because, when I return, I won't have any work to do at all, and that kinda seems nice right now since the majority of my free time this week will be spent doing work. It's also because of all the time I've spent with Gabby and Sai.
So I just reminded myself that this is the start of my last week here. I don't want to leave. I can't believe I've been here for over 5 weeks. It feels like I just got here yesterday. This experience, without a doubt, has been the best of my life. I'm so glad that I've been able to enjoy one of the best cities in the world with some of the best people in the world.
Anyways, I haven't gotten a lot of sleep the last few nights, so I'm quite exhausted right now (it's why this post has been boring).
Au revoir tout le monde!
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