So I do realise that it’s been a while since I made a post on here, but I’ve been pretty tired the last two nights and not really in the mood to make posts.

In the 4 days that we’ve been here we’ve pretty much seen everything that there is to see in Rome.  We’ve been to Vatican city, we’ve visited the Sistine Chapel.  There’s the Spanish Steps, the Pantheon, the Trevi Fountain, etc.  Honestly I don’t know what to say about them. We climbed up the arch of the Basilica of the Vatican and seen a beautiful view of the city of Roma.  It’s been a fantastic 4 days.  First thing tomorrow morning, we travel to Florence for 3 nights.  Maybe I’ll actually post while I’m in Florence.  I will post the pictures on Facebook once I get back to Paris.

On another note, Melissa told me that today was the half point between the day I left Newfoundland after Christmas and the day I see her and the family again.  There are 56 days (8 weeks) left until then.  I miss you all and I can’t wait to get home either, but I will still enjoy the 8 weeks I have left.

Jordan.

We got to the Airport about 2.5 hours before the security opened to let people on the secure side of the airport, so we chilled out for that long, then went through security at 5:15.  Our flight left at 7:15 and we arrived in Rome at 9:30.  The weather today in Rome was FANTASTIC.  Probably 15 C, sunny, beautiful (Though I’d say I am sunburnt from today).  Jumped on a 4 euro bus from Rome Airport to the main train station (Termini station) which is right next to where our hostel is located.  Once we found the hostel and dropped our baggage off, we started to walk.  Neither of us had eaten since midnight last night (about 12 hours) so we went to a pizzeria.  This pizzeria I have to say, for price and quality, this was the cheapest, best, and most filling meal I’ve had since I’ve come to Europe.   For 13.30 euros each, we had a 12″ pizza each, a litre of wine to split, a appetiser pizza thing, bread, and an espresso each.  From there, we walked around Rome, walked random streets, and looked at some of the sights, but didn’t go in anywhere.  Definitely was a good first day, especially since I haven’t slept in a while.  I need to get a good sleep tonight.  Tomorrow will be a day full of stuff to do!

Jordan

Okay so we’re off to a good start.

I checked the last RER B train times going to the Charles de Gaulle Airport before we left the apartment and realised that we had 40 minutes to get to Chatlet-Les Halles Station. So we walked from the apartment, caught the next RER A to Chatlet-Les Halles and missed the RER B train by minutes, probably seconds.  I’d say the train we wanted left just as our train was entering.  SO we’re waiting at Gare de l’Est waiting for the Noctilien (night bus) to the airport.  Our flight doesn’t leave until 7:15 AM anyway, but we wanted to try to get out there before the trains stopped.  We’ll be at the airport long before our flight.

Jordan

Good day my lack of blog readers,

It’s been 2 weeks and a bit since I made the last blog post. I’m going to try and be a bit more frequent the week to come because then I’ll be in Italy and I’ll have stuff to post about. In February so far I’ve taught my 12 hours each week. Last weekend was the get-together at my place again. My French onion soup was well liked and this party was just as successful as the one in January, so I’d say that we’ll have another one on a weekend in March. I’m taking suggestions on what I could make for this coming potluck. This Wednesday past, I was at a recording studio to record some audio clips to go with a new English textbook that is coming out, so to any teacher that uses that text book, that American sounding guy in those couple clips is actually Canadian. Friday I pretty much just layed in bed for the whole day. Today (Saturday) I went out to Paris to attempt geocaching, but that was an epic failure. I met up with Ryan, Jimmy and two of Jimmy’s friends from Virginia who are studying in England. We walked around for a bit, then went to a bar, had some beer, and were later joined by Ryan’s wife Christina and a friend of her’s from Ottawa.

The plan for tomorrow is to meet Ryan and Christina to see the bottom of the Centre Pompidou. Maybe I’ll get some more pictures of that place to put up on facebook, who knows. Also in the coming days, I’m going to look at places I can visit in France because I’d like to take at least 2 more weekend trips before I head back home. One will probably be on Easter weekend where I get Easter Monday off. Another could be during Easter holidays before I meet up with my family in England on April 20th. Just need suggestions on where I can go. Staying in France is a litte cheaper, but anywhere in Europe will be considered.

Stay tuned for pictures and stories from Italy. I’m not exactly sure how often I will be able to post, but I’ll try to do a couple when I’m down there.

Jordan

So if anyone actually follows this pitiful excuse for a blog, you may or may not have noticed the lack of updates in the last month. This is because I’m lazy and didn’t get around to it. I arrived back in Paris on the morning of January 2nd and came home. Back to work on January 3rd.

The first weekend back, myself, Chelsea, and Eliza took a trip out to Fontainebleau to help Ryan and Christina move from one apartment to another, then we had a few drinks and we ended up staying in Fontainebleau for the night.

The next weekend was the pot luck here in Neuilly sur Marne where Rob and I had Ryan, Christina, Chelsea, Christoph, Eliza, Luke, and Jimmy over for some food and drinks and good times. Next thing we knew it was 4:30 in the morning so we hauled out the mattresses and everyone stayed here for the night. Chelsea and Eliza went home around 9:30, and the rest of us decided to go out for a meal of Quick Burger afterwards before the crowd of hungovers headed home.

The 3rd weekend was a trip to Cineaqua in Paris, near Trocadero and the Eiffel Tower. That was an interesting visit with all the fish and sharks and touch tanks. It was quite interesting. Afterwards we started searching for a few geocaches around Paris and found 3.

This past weekend Chelsea, Jimmy and I met up at Place d’Italie and watched the big Chinese New Year Parade go by. It was quite a long line of things, but it was interesting to watch. Afterwards we went for sandwiches and then visited the Musee d’Orsay for a couple hours.

There you go, a resume of the past month.

I’d also like to mention a happy 21^st anniversary to my parents

Stay awesome,

Jordan