All of my Da Vinci Code fanboying came back once I was standing outside the glass pyramid. As a group, sans one, we made our way to see the Mona Lisa. The crowd/line to see her wasn't as bad as I'd thought. People crowd forward, they get their picture and a quick look and then move out of the crowd. I got a decent picture of it and a good long look. After that, we've all pretty much separated. I was a part of a group but one quick stop to look at a painting and they were gone. I told them ahead of time that if they ever lost me, I'd be okay. That happened yesterday and gave the group a slight scare. I'm alone now.
The Louvre Museum
The second thing that happened today was going up the Effiel Tower. The group split up into two times an early and a later group that wanted to see it light up at night. I went in the early group which comprised of myself, our program leader, her daughter and her niece. She and her daughter walked up to the 1st floor of the tower while her neice and I took the elevators all the way to the top. It was her birthday and she wanted to do something memorable, despite her fear of heights. I did my best to reassure her on the elevator ride up, but once we were at the top, her fears went away. It was mostly the elevator ride that freaked here out. We took a bunch of pictures from the top and saw the Louvre and Notre Dame from above. We took the elevator back down. Did our best to attempt the "touching the top of the Effiel Tower" perception photo and then took the bus back to the hotel.
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I had a great talk with our program leader about her job as a professor, how she has two books of poetry published as well as my own personal apprehensions about the future. Everytime a new person talks to me about this upcoming summer and all of its responsibilities, it gets easier to think about it all. They all have the same message of "It's all a learning experience. Don't let yourself get too worked up about it. You just do the best you can," but they all say it differently and offer their own versions and perspectives on it. My professor, my sister, my study abroad roommate, my girlfriend, my London friend have all given me their own takes on what this summer has for me when I'm done travelling, and each have helped to make it a little more bearable and all of that compiles into one thing.
We have a late start tomorrow in the afternoon, which means I can sleep in. Me and the guys actually have to switch rooms for whatever reason. Crossed fingers it's an okay room. We already have to share a community toilet wit hthe other people on the floor.
A quick look at our living quarters in Paris
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