A Chronicle of my Changing Times.

Paris this time

So I'm out of the country which I think means I'm required to post more to my blog.  As I mentioned yesterday, (or was it earlier today?), I've left the country yet again.  I'm kinda making a habit of this now.  I'm back in Europe, this time hanging out in Paris.  I'm actually writing this from CDG airport as I try to kill time waiting for Rumy to arrive.  You have to love Europe and the free internet in airports.  It definitely helps distract from any jet lag issues.

So this is my spring break from GW, although technically I skipped a couple classes to fly last night.  This is my first real "travel" on a spring break.  I mean, in college I sang in the Wittenberg Choir and we toured every spring break.  It was nice to do that and I definitely would never trade it, but I never just road tripped with friends somewhere or did irresponsible things you see in all the movies.  Ok, most people don't do those irresponsible things seen in movies, but wouldn't it be interesting to do it just once?

Anyways - this is the beginning of a very European 6 months for me, which I'm more than a bit excited about.  I'm working on setting up a series of study abroad courses throughout most of the summer and will spend quality time in Brussels (X2), Prague, Bratislava, and Rome plus side trips to London, Amsterdam, Bruge and of course Bulgaria.  Best part of all that travel is that half of those places I've never actually been to before.  So it'll be something new for me.  This isn't to say that Rome isn't FABULOUS just that I've been there and done that enough that it doesn't necessarily excite me as much as Prague.  Of course, all of my courses are very intensive and honestly (no joking or sarcasm here) will take up a vast majority of my time.  So it will be a summer of work (mostly).

Well, I think I've killed just about enough time.  I need to head over to the Information Kiosk across the station from where I'm sitting to find out if the RER (local train service in Paris) has weekly passes or if I need to purchase individual tickets.  I'm hoping for the week passes because that'll let us get out to see Versailes and a few other sites outside the "center" of the city.  Not that one really needs to get outside all that much, there's so much to see and do.  I just wish the weather would be nicer.  Rainy and in the 50's every day we're here and as soon as we leave it's scheduled to become sunny.  Eh, what am I complaining about, it's springtime in Paris and I'm here.  That makes me darn lucky.

Oh, by and by before I go, the devaluation of the dollar is more than a bit unpleasant.  A couple 'pan du chocolat' and a coke?  That'd be over 7 euros, thus over $10.  Thank you George Bush.  From the bottom of my heart, thank you.  Now would you be so kind as to not do anything for the next 10 months (yes, only 10 months left) so as to not screw anything else up.  You're a peach.

Until later folks....

Posted by: mjmarble at March 14, 2008 08:55 | link | comments (1)

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