song lyrics to remember

"i like songs about drifters, books about the same they both seem to make me feel a little less insane"

"moats and boats and waterfalls, alleyways and payphone calls, ive been everywhere with you"

"i know that starting overs not what lifes about, but my thoughts were so loud i couldnt hear my mouth"

"when youre walking downtown, do you wish i was there? do you wish it was me? with the windows clear, and the mannequins eyes, do they all look like mine?"

"i used to live in a heartbeat city, i swear i fell in love every minute on the street"

"the days get longer and the nights smell green, i guess its not surprising but its spring and i should leave"

"roads dont move, youre the one that moves"

"maybe theres a god above, but all i ever learned from love was how to shoot somebody who outdrew you"

"and everytime i scratch my nails down someone elses back i hope you feel it"

"i was in heaven i was in hell believe in neither but fear them as well"

the apartment building

We are the only people on the 4th floor, and unlike most apartment buildings, ours has an elevator!! YES we are so lucky. It's so rare and absolutely taken advantage of after going to class on the 6th floor. If you aren't awake, by the time you reach the top of the stairs, you will be. 
Our apartment building is right across the street from a huge high school. The french "lycees" in the city start early, end late, and get really long breaks for lunch. These kids are talking, shouting, and screaming so much I know their entire schedule.
And then we have Opera man. Opera man is a french thirty-something who lives on the second floor. This frenchie is taking opera lessons from a woman every Tuesday and Thursday, and his teacher is actually decent. But Opera man is not. I know for a fact now that, no matter how long you practice, some skills can never be acquired. Opera man is my alarm clock. Opera man is my itunes in the afternoon. We need thicker walls.
And finally, if hell had a shower.  It would be ours.  The tiles were not "water proof" so the wall and carpet into my room was drenched one day-- but wait, we have the perfect solution!! Call extreme home makeover because this idea is brilliant. Our housing coordinator decided taping another shower curtain along the tiles would prevent water from going into them. So we stand there, shower curtains on all sides, sucking in and sticking to your legs, with a hole cut in it for the shower head. Just so classy. Oh and I'm 3 inches too tall for it. Cherry on top.

But even with all these things, I love our apartment. Our area is safe, we have plenty of room, there are 2 other apartments with american students in the building, its perfect.
God bless this mess.

I MISS HOME BUT....

i love paris

so after the euphoria has set in, life gets real.  Starting class is a trip... we have our class on the 6th floor of the sorbonne!!! i swear i walk 35 min on the stairmaster each day, counting how many stairs are on the metro and to my class! it was amazing seeing my cousin jenna, and playing tour guide, a familiar face is chicken soup for the soul (: thank the lord our appartment has an elevator! im starting to realize how lucky i am.... except, if hell had a shower, it would be ours ! but im still in love with the appartment... we could have it worse, that is our motto! our roomate is in amsterdam this weekend, we are planning on Barcelona, London, Dublin, and Venice/Florence if possible! (: heres a list of things ive learned from paris...
1. toilet paper is a luxury
2. big bedrooms are a luxury
3. soap in the bathroom is a luxury
4. everything is amazing
im also less dependent on cars, people, fast food, and everything else than i thought i was necessary
love you all and miss you terribly!!

BRUGES!!!

we went on a longg, but lovely, mystery tour today! my guess was on the money, BRUGES belgium (: it was soo beautiful, a smaller city, and with quaint architecture, great food, nice people... just adorable! Apparently it was Belgium who invented the poorly named "french fry", and also Bruges supposedly has the best in the country! I loved the food and am way too full now haha... and the beer was good, the waffles delicious, icecream, chocolataries, the whole shebang!!!

the beautiful mayors office at night

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