Exam week has arrived in Paris! It’s hard to believe our courses have already come to an end here, even those dreadfully long 2hr grammar courses have started to grow on me. Leaving is always a nostalgic thing: happy to welcome change but nobody really likes goodbyes. Luckily my professor gave out a list to the class of everyone’s name and email if they wished to share it, so keeping in contact with the friend’s I’ve made in class shouldn’t be too hard...thank you Facebook! This week, after my last final is passed on Tuesday, I am looking forward to welcoming my mom and my sister who are coming up to visit for six days. They are pretty excited to say the least. As their well-travelled tour guide of Paris, I’ve got a whole itinerary planned for them and I’ve even put in a “No Speaking English Day” for something different and to help them improve their French.Yesterday, after an afternoon of wandering down the Champs-Élysées in the sun, we had our farewell day at the church. Since it was so sunny and mild out we had a little church picnic following the service in the park facing les Invalides. It was really nice and apparently very French. I am learning that as soon as the biting cold wind leaves the city Parisians are out of their apartments lounging on the grass and kicking around soccer balls late into the night. After sharing food together with everyone we gave a little speech in French thanking everyone in the church for being so welcoming and helpful to us Canadians. As the sun went down and the great dome church lit up, we all went home singing happily (the few songs we all knew in common). We’ll I better head off, since the girls are leaving very soon to go back (June 2) we’ve decided to do some last minute “sorties” in the city. This morning it’s Sainte-Chapelle and a walking history tour of Paris. Until next time!
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