I'm finally here!

Oops, I accidentally just posted only the words "I'm finally here!"

I did get to Paris alright. My plane ride actually went quite fabulously. While I was sitting waiting to get on the plane, I talked to the girl sitting across from me. She turned out to be both going to Central College and using the same shuttle service as I was so we found each other after the flight and came to the hotel together. It was really comforting to already know someone by the time I got to the hotel.

I had an aisle seat (necessary for all people with small bladders), but the flight was so empty that there was no one next to me. I got to strech out to sleep. Best 7 hour flight I've ever taken.

The guy who droves us here better not be an example of French driving, or I'm terrified. Although, I suspect he is. I don't think I'll be taking many taxis.

After taking a shower, I went for a two hour walk with my new friend. We went to this huge market with fresh fish, meat, fruit, vegetables and bread. It was really interesting to see how the French people buy their food. Many had bags that wheeled behind them. Also, unlike so many have led me to believe, they well all being quite friendly with each other and always greeted someone by saying "Bonjour madame/ monsieur."

I bought a crepe with nutella (clearly the only thing to eat in Paris) and napped for two hours. Now I'm preparing for dinner in an hour. I've met a few more students on the trip and they're all very friendly. I wasn't expecting serial murderers by any means, but it's still nice to see nice people.

I think I should be able to get a grip on conversational French pretty quickly, but we'll see if I regret saying those words.