musical metros

Another lovely, but BUSY week in Paris:

lundi: After class BU had another theater outing for us. This one was the see Un Air de Famille at a small theatre near Saint Germain des Pres which was VERY hard to find. We got lost multiple times trying to find it and walked into the theatre about 2 minutes before the show started!

mardi: Dinner night with Mme Boudet! I was a bit hesitant to eat the fish that she had nuked instead of cooked, but it turned out to be a very good dinner....Esther and I always get a kick out of the debates she likes to start with us!

mercredi: Esther and I were very "productive" before class and went shopping in the Marais. We found a ton of cute boutiques and made some purchases before having Paris' best falafel again for lunch and then going to class. My econ class was held at the WEU (Western European Union) which we learned that it has no real political power or defined function in Europe (it's not associated with the European Union)....although we did have a very interesting class. After one of the directors gave his presentation he handed us over to about 8 interns from around Europe who each presented on a defense subject pertinent to Europe today and then we had a debate/discussion about issues in Europe and the United States. It was especially entertaining to hear the interns curiosity and opinions on the Obama administration!

jeudi: Esther, Juliet, Lauren and I found a very small, hole-in-the-wall Sangria bar that had been highly recommended to us. The Sangria was really good and it was full of French people our age who were really fun to talk to!

As I was traveling around Paris on Wednesday by metro, it hit me that Paris really does have the best of so many things - including metro performers. On my way home there was a violinist playing Pachelbel's canon with a boom box backing her up while I waited and then when I got on the train I was greeted by a Spanish singer whose act was complete with an amp and his CD taped onto his guitar. At one point I could hear the Spanish folk music in one ear and the violin canon in the other - oh Paris!