This time, four weeks from now, I will be settling into my host family's apartment in Paris. It's still a little surreal at this point, but I have plenty of things to keep me busy until then. I think I have learned a lot already from this process, and I haven't even left home yet! Here are a few of the things that I have checked off my "to-do" list:
-I have applied for and received my French visa. (My first bureaucratic victory!)
-I have (after a bit of negotiation) registered for a full courseload at Sciences Po. (The second victory.)
-I have received my host family assignment.
-I have obtained (with quite a bit of help from Mom and Dad) my airline tickets and a train pass, good for six days worth of European adventuring.
-I have compiled quite a collection of Parisian guidebooks, good for the 2 days per week that I will have barely any classes.
Still on my "to-do" list:
-Contact my host family to introduce myself. This could take a while, since I don't have an email address for them. Snail mail, anyone?
-Preregister for my student ID card. This is made rather difficult by the fact that the necessary form is not available in my "espace etudiant" (my online student account). But what's life without a little excitement?
-Pack. On second thought, let's not think about that yet!
Even though I'm beginning to get very excited (ravie, as the French would say) for the upcoming semester, I am still so glad that I have this extra time at home. If you would like to keep tabs on my various (mis)adventures over the course of the next 6 months, be sure to check this blog! I will try to update it regularly with fun anecdotes, new discoveries, and of course, lots of pictures.
A bientot!
Allison
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Allie,
ReplyDeleteI'll be missing you back here in the states!
Even though we never get to really see much of each other, never seem to be able to make plans (completely my fault), I'll still miss the random phone calls.
Hope you have a great time!
-Dan