"Nul" = "argot" or slang for "dumb"
- That I only have 1 month and 18 days left in Paris
- That I don't update this more often (but I am keeping to my promise of at least once a month ;))
- That Paris, although lovely, is quite expensive. Especially when you are having to buy food and transportation. Note: My pass NaviGo costs me 60.40 euro a month. This allows me to ride the metro, bus, train, etc but it definitely hurts me every month)
- That the sun in slowly disappearing and it is getting even more and more cold (BUT, nothing like Wisconsin)
- That I have not been reimboursed by RyanAir for my trip to Barcelona which was cancelled due to the protests that take place so often in Paris
- That all things considered, I really have nothing to complain about and that I seriously love this city more and more. Maybe it's "nul" that I can't stay longer.
"N'importe quoi": How do I explain this phrase. I say it a lot and I know when to say it, but I don't have a direct translation in mind other than "Whatever"... We can do "n'importe quoi" or just say to someone "n'importe quoi" when they are being ridiculous. What is n'importe quoi in my life? I am just going to say random things that have been going on.
- Since we couldn't go to Barcelona, I took a trip to the south of France. The cities of Aix-en-Provence and Marseille are gorgeous. Aix is smaller than Paris but super lively with lots of students. We walked everywhere pretty much and our hotel was not far from the center of town, which was super convenient. The hotel was sweet. 20 euro a night per person is not a bad deal. But beware, apparently when you order "4 beds" that means "enough room to sleep four people" as in you are sharing a bed. We fought a got a room with "three beds".. That is a fold out couch, and two twins smashed together to make a big bed. Haha. N'importe quoi.
- Homework : School is very different here. I don't know if I would describe it as harder because even though classes at the university are generally a challenge I still feel like I'm on vacation. Talking to professors at the university (which I will refer to as the "Fac") and working out the paper work wasn't easy (I am two weeks late on sending papers to my university), and the work is structured differently. We have specific assignments that French students have learned how to do since I don't know how long ago, but it's been a learning curve for me. Also, I have about four books I need to read. N'importe quoi...
- Social life? Making French friends, practicing my French. Got mistaken for a Frenchie :), that was encouraging. Amourette might exist. N'importe quoi...
What's coming up?
- School and getting back in the groove from vacation
- Tomorrow I will be going all around Paris and taking pictures of the fall / winter. I will also be taking care of school work and paper work
- Traveling more hopefully when prices to Amsterdam, London, and anywhere in Germany go down
- Starting things for Portugal... This includes paper / visa work, brushing up on my Português, and finding a flight there in January :)
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| Teuta, Alex and Tati in Marseille. Photo taken by Laurent Box. |
