Breath of fresh air

Today was a good day. I woke up and got dressed and I went and bought my tickets to the France vs Spain soccer game on March 3 at Stade de France. This game is going to be epic and amazing I can feel it already. I have been waiting for this game since Decemeber when I heard about it. I'm STOKED. The thing is...I have an extra ticket and hopefully Jenn will go with me. For some reason I can't trust anyone anymore. People will tell me one thing but do the opposite and not a lot of people here care. Anyways the game is going to be awesome and I can't wait! My tickets are right near the corner of the field and about 12 rows back.

After getting my tickets I came home and then went to the job fair up at school. I didn't have my business suit or even my resumes printed out but I just wanted to check it out and see how the job fairs go in France. Basically, it's an interview on the spot. They examine your resume, ask you questions, and if they don't like you, you're done. Their resumes are very different than in the US. Their pictures are on their resume and some resumes have color and decorative pictures. Most of the employers only spoke French so again I would have never been able to try for an interview, but it was very informative and I learned a lot from observing. It was like a cultural learning experience for the business world in France. I felt accomplished just being there for some reason.

At the job fair I met some new people and they are hilarious. After having a horrible night they certainly made me laugh. One of the guys (Alex) said "God there are so many gorgeous girls here." I asked him, "Why don't you go talk to some of them?" and he answered "I have a girlfriend!" Haha! He made me laugh a lot during the rest of our day and hopefully I will be hanging out with him more during my time in Paris.

After the job fair a bunch of us went to Flunch which is like a buffet. I had a 7up while everyone else ate because I wasn't hungry. I never thought a Parisian could eat so much as Alex did...plate after plate after plate. I also met 2 girls who are from Mexico City and it was nice being around people who are close to home and at the same time with Parisians. We talked about San Antonio and Mexico City and Cancun and floating the river in San Marcos. I have a feeling I will be hanging out with these people more often! I had a lot of fun and they seem very down to earth.

Hanging out with the group was fun and then we dispersed after lunch. Dipesh (he's from Nepal and he's in one of my classes) and I walked around the eiffel tower because it was a beautiful day with clear skies. I can't wait until we can lay out on the lawn in front of the tower with some wine and baguettes and just hangout all afternoon. The clouds started to roll in so we walked and he showed me an American library and I grabbed a flyer so if I ever needed to do research i could get a day pass or week pass and study there. He also showed me his hotel that he works at on Rue Cler. It's beautiful and so is the street! It's a beautiful area and I will be going back soon! There are wine shops, fruit and vegetable markets, cafes, boulangeries and patissaries, etc. It kind of reminded me of Bordeaux because only pedestrians walk along this street.

I think today was a good day and I enjoyed it.