Jordan

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

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

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

So myself, Chelsea and Ryan (other Canadian English assistants), Christina (Ryan’s wife), and Christoph (German assistant at Ryan’s school) decided to check out the Louvre Museum.  We collectively arrived at the Louvre at around 9:30 AM and were relatively early, so we didn’t have to deal with any long lines or anything.  The Louvre Museum is huge and if you want to take it all in, you’d probably have to spend at least 3 full days going there, one for each section of the palace, or one for each floor.  I know in the 7 hours that I spent in there today, I didn’t see everything, but I did get to see such world recognized masterpieces as the Mona Lisa and the Venus de Milo.

On another note, in 12 days I’ll be coming home for Christmas.  It’s almost hard to believe that it’s so soon.  I left St. John’s on September 19 and I arrive home on December 17, meaning 89 days away from home.  Excitement!

Just to give you an idea, this is what it looks like when you come to the Louvre on the first Sunday of the month around 1 PM.  No dice bro.

Jordan

So after that we decided to walk around a bit, went to a Virgin “Megastore” and Fnac, but didn’t buy anything.  Paycheque comes in a couple days so I’ll start my Christmas shopping then.

Anyways, until next time.

Stay awesome.

Jordan.