"Studying" In Paris Pt. 1

Yes my plane landed, if it didn't I wouldn't be typing. Anyway I am sitting in a French cafe where they have free wireless somewhere near the Lafayette Galleries, which I take to be large shopping center. Yes I am still kind of tired from jet lag, I slept like a log for 10-11 hours last night and was actually late to my French placement exam but it was okay because they it didn't start on time and knowing the French it didn't take forever. First class was fun but didn't last long. Spent most of the day walking around exploring and trying to find an internet cafe. Probably will head back soon for dinner because it starts at 8PM sharp. I am living in a very clean and large apartment building in one of nicest residential districts in Paris... I know the hard life. I plan on studying on the balcony with a cup of red wine tonight. Oh speaking of that, yesterday I bought my first glass of beer, Carlsberg at a local pub. Having not really eaten anything yesterday and not slept, I started to feel it. Whatever had dinner that night where we had Dijon Pork Chops with a homemade Red Currant liqueur kind of like a port for appetizer. Of course with the dinner to accompany the pork we had red wine. Throughout the meal they made sure to teach me the right way to eat things including folding lettuce, learning how to cut the cheese the right way, and just basically how to eat the French civilized way. Oh yeah the Madame’s daughter who is in her twenties had dinner with us and got wasted after having one of the glasses of the port (11% alc) so we had hours of fun conversation because she spoke English, was a paramedic/nurse and is going to medical school. So I am not in bad company. Also with that there will be another American staying with my host family and evidently it’s a she so yeah again the hard life. With that I am going to hop on the metro and go to my new home. Love to all.