I'm going to Strasbourg!

Next weekend (Feb 20-22) I am going with two friends to Strasbourg, in the Alsace region of France!  I'm very excited because the pictures look incredible and it will be great to see other parts of France besides just Paris.  Also, I booked a flight to Madrid for March 6-8 will be fun.  My roommate Kim from last semester is studying there so she will be my tour guide & hostess.  After taking so many years of Spanish, it will be my first time in a Spanish speaking country!

Today was my first day of class. It was basically a hurricane when I went outside, and still completely dark out when I got out of the metro around 7:30, so that's going to take some getting used to.  My building was very hard to find in the midst of hurricane-like weather, luckily I made it on time.  It's very very near Notre Dame and the famous bookstore Shakespeare & Co.  

My professor seems very kind, and there are only three Americans including myself in my class!  There are also students from China, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Venezuela, Mexico, Colombia, Russia, Australia, and a few other places.  This will probably be great for learning the language because French will be our only common language-- no English in that classroom!

Then I had my Paris Civilization & Culture class which will be fun.  We learn about, and then go to Notre Dame, Musee du Cluny, the Louvre, the Pantheon, Musee d'Orsay, Opera Garnier, Montmartre, Saint Germain & the Latin Quarter, and Belleville, plus watch two French films.  I don't think it will be too hard, except that it will be alot of reading.  Also what better way to learn French & Parisian history than to actually experience it!?  

Thanks again for the comments everyone! I definitely love reading them.  The picture is of me and a friend in front of one of the many Sorbonne buildings.  If it's nice out tomorrow (doubtful) I'll take some of the building I have class in- it's tres chic!  Now off to do homework.