I woke up when the bus got into Paris- I hate this bus stop cuz the metro station isn't well-marked and there's always construction but I walked around and around till I found it. I headed to Gare du Nord to lock up my bag since that was close to my hostel for the night. After going all over the station to find the lockers, then having loads of small problems, I finally got it locked up but not without muttering some mean things about the French under my breath. ...

After a fun New Year's Eve with my sister and my friend, it was time to head to France! I got off to Dallas just fine, but my flight to Paris was delayed (still unsure why). After attempting to meet up with my friend Kristen downtown, I decided I should just stay in the airport. I attended a prayer service which was interesting but nice, and ate at Cereality- a cereal bar that I've wanted to go to for my whole life. It was SO good. I got a s'more combination- coc...

I flew out early from Lourdes (literally had just enough money to pay the cab driver, scary!) then was on the first flight out of the airport. I got into Paris no problem, and finally found my parents at the edge of the Louvre. It was so great to see them, and so funny to see them in Europe! Apparently my mom had some trouble with some gypsies while waiting for me, but other than that they did alright! We made our way to the apartment which was very nice and big ...

Some friends of mine were kind enough to let me stay in their apartment after my trip to Luxembourg since my bus to Paris left before metros started running. I ended up not getting a ton of sleep with the time change, but I had enough time to hide Easter eggs for the girls- it was my first time being the Easter bunny haha. I was so scared the whole time that they would wake up. I don't know how my parents do it year after year. I made it to the bus and fell aslee...

This weekend my friend Anya from Marquette came to visit me in Lille for a day. She's studying abroad in Paris right now and wanted to see the city. We got some lunch right away since we were both very hungry, and we went to Le Broc so we walked away more than full. No matter how hungry I think I am, I am never hungry enough for that place. Cheese and beer and chocolate cake was definitely a good start to her visit to the northern lands. Then we went back to my d...