where are you guys???!!!

we had the opportunity to sleep in this morning, giving us time to rejuvenate ourselves and time to acclimate to the time change. i woke up around ten and had my first shower in our neato shower spaces. each shower is its own cubicle. we have to press this little button under the shower head continuously to get it to work, which was rather annoying at first. i just got the hang of it. the only other downside to the shower is the water temp isn't as hot as i would like it to be, but it's warm enough. a little later, drew and i went to a boulangerie down the street to grab some breakfast. i again had a pain au chocolat and a jus d'orange.

today was a special day because we had our placement exam. we thus spent the majority of the afternoon locked in our rooms reviewing. we arrived at the test center around 130, took a surprisingly hard exam, then travelled back to our dorms. nice and simple. after getting back, we ran into brendon who we invited to come along to grab some kebabs. there's this great place just down the street. it's not as good as the one on the rue de rosiers, but it would have to do for today.

next on the agenda was a guided tour of part of the louvre at what we thought was 630. first, brendon, drew, and i decided to have some fun is brendon's room. after a laughing fit and some ridiculous antics later, we decide it's time to leave at 615. we get the louvre around 635, but see nobody at the meeting spot. i decide to call melissa, one of our program guides. our conversation was the following:

Me: Hey, where are you guys???!!!

Her: I'm in the metro, where are you?

Me: Oh, you guys aren't here yet, okay good, we thought we were late.

Her: You're at the louvre? i already dropped everyone and left.

Me: Wait, what? doesn't the tour start at 630?

Her: Nooo, 615.

Me: Oh dammit.

yeah, so we missed it. we walked around part of the museum regardless, it's truly beautiful the art that lives there. some of the sculptures that are housed there blow my mind. it's not only the mere fact that the art is itself beautiful, but some of these pieces are gigantic. watching the art curators and workers get them into the museum is something that i would pay to see.

the tour was supposed to last until 745, so drew and i decided to wait until around 8 downstairs in hopes of running into our group. we had no such luck and just went home.

one hour later, a knock! everyone had come back to the dorms to hang out and drink for sam's 21st birthday. wine, liquor, cigarettes, meeting neighbors, and noise complaints, oh my! but now it's time for bed.

cheers, jhabra