We had to take it a little slower today as we went to the club with some other international students we met under the Eiffel Tower last night. The students we met were from all over the world, from Brazil, to Switzerland, to the naval academy in Annapolis, Maryland. It seems like when I've been going out, I've been meeting a lot of men because they have definitely been approaching us more, around the Eiffel Tower, out at bars, and definitely out at clubs. The Brazilian and Portuguese girls and American girls from Vermont we met were probably the first group of girls we met that we've actually continued to hang out with. They were very friendly and accommodating, offering us to come over for dinner and we've been meeting up with them at bars and clubs the past few nights. Although my French is lagging, at least I was able to practice my Spanish a bit as some of them didn't know English and we're primarily communicating with each other in French. I found it very interesting how, although in France, they all did know English and French, even though neither were their primary languages. I think it's very interesting how most people in Europe know multiple languages. They have to at least know their country's primary language, English, multiple languages from school, and many of the languages of the country's around them. They seem so much more worldly here than a lot of my friends in America. It's interesting to meet other students who are eager to travel the world, and actually do it, whereas many of my friends at home always talk about how jealous they are that I'm travelling the world and how difficult it is to actually do it. A lot of the once in a lifetime opportunities, including internships and leadership positions, I've had are definitely due to USD's excellence as a university. It seems like my friends that are envious of my travels are ignorant that I have to pay for my plane tickets and such to get here, whereas most other students have their travels funded by their parents. It's definitely attainable as I've built of a ton of savings in high school and college so far and will definitely need to rebuild those upon returning to USD... I'll admit I have already looked into study abroad classes and locations for intersession.
Today, we went to the Musee de l'Orangerie. I was not a fan at all of Picasso and Matisse. But once again, I really enjoyed the Monet garden mural scenes again.
Monet's Giverny gardens in Musee de l'Orangerie
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