I haven’t had a lot of time to blog this week, but I want to be as thorough as possible…I’ll do my best to cover everything I can in this round-up of week 1!! Wednesday: Arrival, see previous posts Thursday: This was our first day of orientation!!! We met in the BU Center and listened … More Week 1 Round Up!
UPDATE: I’ve learned that a kilometre is equal to .62 miles. Conversely, one mile is 1.6 kilometres. I’m not even good at visually estimating inches…so a lot of good this information is going to do me….
Unlike many people I’ve spoken to, getting into the apartment of my famille d’accueil (host family) was actually super simple. When I got to the gate, there was a delivery man who knew the code, so before I could even get the paper out, he had it open for me. Then I arrived at the building … More Leg 4: Meeting new people!!!!
At about 7:30 local time, we arrived at Aeroport Charles de Gaulle!!!! After a long roundabout journey from the terminal through a Beautiful but strangely deserted airport, through border police to baggage claim, I was on a taxi to my next location by 8:45. I stopped first to send mom an email and mentally prepare … More Leg 3: CDG to Ave Félix Faure
Seven hours doesn’t sound like a very long time….right? Well, when that 7 hours is spent in a tiny seat on an airplane flying through 6 time zones, it feels like an eternity. I will say though, that Air France does a lovely job trying to keep everyone happy during this long, impossible journey.
Most of these are random thoughts I wrote down during the flight or during my layover in JFK… —— It’s a good thing I don’t really have motion sickness. Cause planes are WAY worse than cars…when you turn and half the plane is suddenly 2 feet lower than the other half….yeah that’s pretty terrifying. And … More Leg 1: DC to NYC
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