Paris Je t'aime

Last wendsday max and i left Germany to spend a few days in paris together with my sister and her boyfriend who live in Neuilly. It was his first time in Paris so we hit up all the big tourist attractions lol. That thursday we saw the Louvre, Notre Dame, Ile de St Louis, The Marais, L'arc de triumph, Champs de lysse and Sacred Couer.


I love Paris even if the summer is almost unbearably hot here lol we also went to see the eiffle tower but it was too hot and the lines were too long for us to go up. That evening i lost my camera which was pretty upsetting but my sister gave me hers since she just upgraded to a new one.


To make up for the lost pictures, on friday max and i got up extra early to go see the eifle tower, thursday was like seriously blisteringly hot so i was wearing only shorts and a t shirt which was a very wrong move since it was only in the 40s that day and incredibly windy. we took the stairs to the first level where i thought i was going to die from being so cold lol i made max go up to the second level alone while i warmed up in the gift shop. He eventually convinced me to suck it up and climb to the second level where we could take an elevator to the top. The view was obviously amazing and even though i was still cold i had a lot of fun.

after the eifle tower we went to the tulierrie park where they are curently having a carnival, i love the food stands, i cant get over the crepes and pastries i will probably gain 10pounds this week.


That night we went to the muséé at the louvre. if you are under 26 then the muséé is free for you between 6 and 10 pm every friday night which is awesome, it is called "party at the louvre" lol.

We got to see the mona lisa, venus di milo, napoleans quarters and lots of other exhibits.



After the Louvre we went bqck to the chqmps de lyséé for food. In france Quick is the equivalent to McDonalds lol so we decided to try it out (soooo good lol i had a triple cheeseburger lol).


Saturday we went to the luxemburg gardens. we brought wine, books and snacks and listened to an orchestra that was playing. We were also accosted by pigeons (they are seriously the size of small cats here lol).

After the gardens max and i went to the Pompidou, it is a new building in the marais that is housing a kandinsky exhibit and is basically a media center and library on one side. We got to take in a lot of street performers and and the surrounding architecture as well. there is a lot of controversy over the Pompidou at the moment because it is very modern in design and many parisians think it is a blight on the city lol, it is not the most attractive site in the city but it has its own charm.

That night we went to the red light distrtict to see the moulin rouge lol it was pretty crazy and my sister and her husband were even propositioned on the street (i am pretty sure it was a random person and not a professional though).

Sunday we went to the market in Neuilly, i love how fresh everything in France is, the patriserie for pastries, the boulangerie for breads, the boucherie for meats, i like the idea that everything is specialised and made by the people selling it to you.

I got the most amazing fresh goat cheese (chevre) at the market by a vendor who raises his own goats, it was so light and creamy, we picked up some baguettes and ate them with the cheese for lunch.

later that day we explored Montmarte


afterwards we went to Concode and saw Madeline, a parthenon like chaple where they were holding a concert.

On the way home we went to see the us embassy and cleopatre's needle.


I also got to try macaroons from Ladurre, that were absolutely to die for, i got rose, coconut, menth and citron. the line for these is out the door and around the corner, but it was totally worth it. I dont think i can say enough for the food in Paris so maybe i will wait for a later post lol.

Max caught a train back to germany that night, but i will stay in paris untill thursday when i head back to germany to see him..

Where my Head is Lately

I am still studying for the mcat and my test is in exactly 1WEEK!!!!! so please send lots of positive thoughts and prayers my way :). I also managed to convince my friend tanya to come up with me for the drive to syracuse and the hotel stay the night before. (it only takes one attack story of a single female traveling alone to make you paranoid lol so i am really grateful. I will also be in desperate need of a post mcat party buddy to hit up all the bars afterward so her presence is an added bonus!!!!.

Besides studying, I have also been putting the finishing touches on my primary application to medical school!!! for those of you unfamiliar with the process, it has two (technically 3 steps) the primary application begins in June and it is basically your background/ transcript/resume/ personal statement-why i want to be a doctor. I am applying to about 22 schools (a lot right lol but apparently it is better to have your options very open) this will set me back about 820 dollars- practically extortion right. After your primary application is approved and sent to yours schools of choice, they will send out their secondary application, mostly essays and the like detailing exactly why their school is the best fit for you (this will also set me back in price lol). If they like your secondaries then they will ask for an interview. If you do not get an interview (and only a small percent of applicants do) you do not get into the school period, and even then only about half of the people who get interviews actually get in. So hopefully i will get lots of interviews and lots of acceptances.

on another note, i have purchased my ticket to Europe! i will leave the 10th for frankfurt to spend the week with my boyfriend who is doing research there over the summer. I have never been to Germany before so i am really excited, and frankfurt just seems like such a cool and urban setting.

From frankfurt I will take a train to paris where i will spend a week with my sister and her husband. I have been to paris before when i was in the 10th grade but it was a school trip and very touristy. Although i did get to experience all the big museums and sites in rapid yet thorough succession, this time around i want a more in depth experience of actual parisian life. I especially can't wait to explore all the fashion houses. My obsession of the week is the summer 09 collection of Matthew Williamson, it's so bright and shiny yet undeniably sophisticated and sleek.

i especially love this suit

If my stars align right i will also be making a stop in London to see Wicked :) i read the book when i was in the eighth grade and still have not gotten to see it on broadway despite being in love with the soundtrack for so long. It is also something my sister and i have wanted to see together for ages. I am so excited for this trip, it is the only thing getting me through my relentless studying for the mcat.

As for my free time, last weekend i made the 8hr trek home for fathers day and to pick up valerie who will be spending the week with me (Hooray) and my car. It was really nice, i went to church with my family, we had a barbecue watched some soccer and just spent lots of great time together. It is never the same as when all of my sisters are home (one is in paris, the other in peru) but two out of four is not bad.

I even got to see the proposal, which was sooooooo cute and funny, and reaffirmed my soft spot for all things sandra bullock and ryan reynolds. I have not seen such a well executed romcom in ages so this movie was very refreshing. My sister and i also agree that ms. bullock made the movie. Her character script-wise could have come off as very offensive, cold and abrasive but bullock just managed to carry it with such charm and vulnerability that you couldn't even begin to hate her and could completely understand why reynolds' character falls for her in the end (please like you didn't see that one coming, definitely not a spoiler).

this weeks guilty pleasures have been, NYC Prep, and the real housewives of new jersey lol why is bravo so addicting and neurotic personalities so enticing. I never could look away from a train wreck.