One Step at a Time!

It was another day full of adventure yesterday! It was the first day of classes! I had Religions of the World which will be really cool; we're even taking a trip to a Hindu temple in Paris with my class! We'll be focusing on six different religions over the next five weeks, so lots of learning to do!! That's my only class Mondays (lucky me!) so afterwords we went to on a trip! We went an saw an amazing view of the Eiffel Tower! That's where I took the picture up top! Then we ended to the Arc de Triomphe! Not only did we see it (absolutely incredible; I can't believe the detail!! Makes me so excited for my Art and Architecture class!!), but we got to CLIMB TO THE TOP!! Once we reached the top it wasn't just the countless stairs that left us breathless... it was one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen. Pictures don't even do it justice, but here's one to give you an idea! We made out way down (it made me so dizzy because it was a spiral staircase!) and gazed up at the ceiling of the Arc and all the detail! Then we headed down the Champs-Elysees which is the street that goes under the Arc de Triomphe and was once the like the "King's Driveway"! It has tons of shopping and little cafes! I see a girls' shopping trip very soon in the future (the guys take longer than we do in the stores!!!). We came back to campus for dinner, where they were serving sheep! I tried a bite, but I just stuck with fish for course (but at least I can say I tried it, baaaah). Then Bren and I started planning our trip to London! After three hours of being a stress ball, we finally got it booked to go the first weekend of February!! Yay, Prince Harry still is single right?.... Don't be surprised when I come back with a ring on it mom and dad!!

And now I'm off to my first Art and Architecture of Paris class! Can't wait to learn about everything that I'm seeing!!

But first, Happy Birthday Mom!!  I'll have a crepe and glass of wine to celebrate for you tonight! Je t'aime!