Summer is almost over...and it doesn't quite feel like it because first of all I have not snapped out of relaxing beach mode and secondly I have two research papers waiting to be written. Boo summer classes.
Paris is winding down from l'été as well. Paris plage is all cleaned up and the free festivals are all holding their last shows. So rather than spend time with Microsoft Word I am enjoying the last bits of summer culture.
Last Friday I had the absolute joy of catching the last film of the Cinéma au Clair de Lune. This is an amazing, and free, summer outdoor cinema program the government puts on in local parks. They set up a huge blow up screen, place some chairs and play a film after sunset. A darling fellow UC student and I made ourselves some dinner (yes I am cooking...occasionally) then went to enjoy 'Goodbye Lenin'. I have actually had the soundtrack for some time now (music was by Yann Tiersen, he also did Amelie) and don't think I can express the happiness that is me finally seeing this movie and for free to boot. It was a little difficult as it is a German film, so we had to crane around people to read the french subtitles, but overall a most fantastic night.
Now I have to be better behaved and write vast paragraphs comparing french and american cultures concerning cosmetiques followed by a paper about young people as consumers. yay.
love and the last days of summer : )
Hola Lisa! Great minds must think alike- I see you just posted 2 seconds ago, I've just been working on my blog, inspired by your blog:-) Good luck on those papers! At least life doesn't sound too bad over there! I just moved in with my senora with another girl in my program 4 days ago! It's so exciting to finally be here! I hope there will be an opportunity for us to see each other this quarter. Maybe once Caitlin arrives here we can start some serious discussions about coming to see you. Ciao,
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