Settling in

So I've been in Paris for a few days now, although it seems like a lot more, and I feel like I'm getting a good feel of the city, and am able to comfortably get around and find my way (it turns out if I pay attention, and find my way on my own, my sense of direction actually isnt as bad as I thought it was...). Of course, there's still so much of Paris to discover, and every day I wake up excited and ready to explore someplace new. Yesterday, we had a meeting at the Sweet Briar headquarters (party of the Alliance Francaise), concerning our particular Paris University. Unfortunately, Paris III still hasn't released the schedule for most of their cinema courses, so I still dont really know what my schedule is going to look like...argh. However, we dont have to actually register for classes until next week, so at least I've got some time. I explored the area around the Alliance, finding lots of stores (including a whole row of my favorites: H&M, Gap, Zara, etc...dangerous!) and such. After the meeting I came home to rest a bit, and watched this french reality show based around who can be the best host (typical), it was amusing, and I was excited to find that I could pretty much understand everything (yay!). After dinner, I met up with my friend Kristin in the 7th arrondisement, and we went to the Eiffel Tower to sit on the lawn and watch the light show, very cool. Afterwards, we went and drank some amazing hot chocolate in a cool cafe not far from her house. It was funny, even at midnight on a monday there were still so many people out, eating a really late dinner or just sitting around and chatting. Today, I went on a big trek around central Paris, checking out the Musee d'Orsay, the Louvre, a famous garden that i'm now forgetting the name of, and other random sites along the way. It was pretty intense :). I then had a methodology class where we talked about how to write for french university classes, as apparently they have very different expectations. Basically, they dont want to know opinion, or what you think, its more based around analysis based on research and such. Also, the french universities dont hold your hand at all, especially not the professor. they are pretty much unavailable unless you have a serious question, you're essentially on your own. Fortunately, the Sweet Briar people will be there to help us out, so it should be okay! alrighty then, thats the update, hope everyone's doing well!
Brit