Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated. ~Confucius So today I didn't do very much at all. I took it as a day of rest. I went to class, went grocery shopping, and then got my eurorail pass validated since I'm going to start traveling Friday! So today I thought I would share some interesting little tidbits of information that I have learned about France while being here... There are some very interesting little quirks to France that I was...

Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time. ~Steven Wright Today was a field trip day! We went to the Luxembourg Garden, and it was absolutely gorgeous. The Fountain was amazing and there were little children playig in the little fountain, it was like a living postcard. Then we went and explored the area around there and visited the home of Gertrude Stein, Thomas Paine, and Sylivia Beach, all amazingly important American writers who lived and worked i...

Today was Bastille Day and it is a HUGE national holiday. Almost everything closes down for the day, and the whole town seems to turn out for the fire works by the Eiffel Tower. Class took up most of today and then a quick run to the single grocery that was open to buy things for lunch. Then Rachel and i began coming up with our plan to see the fireworks. After some looking on the internet I found a sky scraper in Paris, the tallest one in Paris, The Montparnass...

Each moment is a place you've never been. ~Mark Strand So today we visited one of the wonders of the world, Le Mont-Saint-Michael, where an abby is built on the rocks overlooking the sea. During certain times of the year Le mont is entirely surrounded by water and impossible to get to. It was built after a local priest had a vision of the arch-angel Michael, demanding an abby be built in his honor. The priest didn't believe he was worth of such a visit and i...

So today we explored a beautiful little town called Dinan. It's known for a big medieval festival which they will be having next weekend ( sad we missed it!). But today was great fun! It was just amazing to get to wander the smaller towns, both of them had local artists both painting and playing music. It was like living in a totally different world. I bought a cute, simple little pink sun dress despite the fact that it was freezing most of the day. It's mainly...