friends, museums, and school.

hello everyone!

well the first week of school was a success - nothing much to update on, just getting into a routine and doing homework (yuck!) and still trying to find time to have fun with my friends. So far, so good! =) 

Last Saturday, for Valentine's Day, I had some friends from school over. All Americans, but oh my goodness, was it so much fun! My "group" normally just consisted of me, Laura, and Katy, other DePaul girls. But now, we have friends at school! haha it's a good feeling. Laura and I had Valentine's Day dinner together (we made pasta) and then our friends came over. There were probably like 10 people here, and we all just hung out and laughed and listened to music and had a great time. I was really really happy they all came over and that I'm getting to know them more, because they're great people. =) It feels good to be able to go to school and have a little "circle" of people to talk to outside. (there are pictures on Facebook for those of you that have it.)

I have/had a valentine - kind of! An old old friend, that i've known for about 8 years now, have been talking a lot more recently. Last Friday, the day before Valentine's Day, there was a knock on my door with a flower delivery - a beautiful bouquet of roses. He apparently found local flowershops by my house and had to read the websites IN FRENCH and figure out how to send them to me! Talk about effort. ;) I am soooo happy, to say the least. I'm not gonna divulge the whole story, but I'm sure if you ask my mother she can fill you in, haha! here are the flowers:

Sunday, Katy, Laura, and I went to the Musée d'Orsay, a famous museum in Paris that has art only from the 1800s. It's one of my favorite in Paris, and through our school we have a free pass to go anytime we want, so that was good! I took a bunch of pictures of some of my favorite pieces we saw, which I will post below. It was also fun because I've taken so many art history classes that I knew stories behind a lot of the paintings. Laura and Katy kept saying "educate us, Brittany!" haha so it was cool, I felt like a little tour guide. =) That night, we booked tickets to MADRID!! I'll be going the last weekend in March and I can't waaaait!

Last night I had an orientation meeting (we have them a few times throughout the semester) where we are all split up into groups with a certain member of the school staff. Our leader is the director of the whole program, so it's kind of intimidating, but it was so fun! She took us to a café around the corner from school and bought us all a bottle of wine. It was so nice, we just sat around the table drinking wine and talking about our experiences so far and asking her questions and stuff. She's really easy to talk to, and it was a fun night. 

I found out I have an internship! I have my first meeting tomorrow. I'll be working at a gallery called Galérie Charlotte Norberg - a small independent contemporary gallery. I am SO excited!! I have no idea what kind of work I'll be doing, but I suppose I'll find that all out tomorrow! 

I hope everyone is doing well. It's very strange - I lovvvvve it here, without a doubt, but at the same time I sometimes think about coming home and seeing everyone and I can't wait to be home! It's like I'm caught in between two different worlds. But hey, I've already been here a month, so i'm sure the rest of it is gonna go by fast! I'm definitely gonna be making the most of it. Love you all, God bless, I'll update soon!

pictures:

musée d'orsay