Meanwhile, in Paris...

Hello everyone!

Sorry for a delay in updates but I just can't bring myself to update as often as I should for some odd reason. I've completed my month-long intensive French course and now have a two week gap until my classes begin at my Paris University on October 11th. What to do, what to do? I actually miss having class already, having a structure to my day and some sort of routine kept me out of trouble. Trouble meaning spending money aimlessly and sleeping in excessively.

I've tried to stay productive though, walking the streets of my neighborhood I've discovered that I live near Victor Hugo's mansion. For those of you who do not know who that is, he wrote and created Les Miserables. There are a few (smaller) museums around here that I have to yet to enter but it's nice to know my "quartier" is it's own historical hub waiting for me to indulge myself.

Today a friend and I found ourselves at the Shakespeare & Company bookstore. I'm not entirely sure why it's so well known/a tourist hot spot but it is the first English bookstore I have found. I really enjoyed myself in there and I'm definitely going to take anyone who visits me there as well.

Earlier today my friends and I met up for lunch at a Thai Cafe whereupon I ordered some nice Hot n' Spicy soup along with Thai Curry Rice since I have been deprived of my mother grain for quite some time. Unfortunately the soup had copious amounts of chicken in it, something not mentioned in the menu, but I had to deal by shamelessly pushing it to the side of the bowl. It has been 2 1/2 years since I've eaten poultry, beef, or pork but I can't help but wonder if it would be worth breaking my Pescatarian-streak* here in Paris for the sake of culture. Parisian cuisine is something highly regarded as some of the best in the world so am I limiting myself by not giving in? At this point in my life and my diet I don't think I would get sick if I ate meat since I still eat seafood but I don't know if I could consciously order a meal with meat and then bring myself to put fork and knife to plate and consume. I have a year to ponder this I guess...

Hopefully be back soon with pictures!
Michael

*Pescatarian: A vegetarian who eats fish and other seafood.