Rainy night in Paris


    Last night after a beautiful day, I sat on my sofa with the widow open, candles lit and wrote my blog post. I got into bed and was a little wrest less. I havent slept well the past few nights, probably the anxiety of starting a new school. All of a sudden there was this huge cloud burst and it started pouring rain! Outside of my window is a tin roof and it was soooo loud! It was really nice, especially because it stopped by the morning leaving everything crisp and clean but didn't get me wet. Which was even better because I don't have an umbrella yet (its suppose to rain the next 3 days).  It made the walk from school to the metro so nice. You walk along this garden right by Invalides with flowers and trees every where.

    VISA UPDATE: I have a feeling this will be a reoccurring title in my blog. I have been told by my classmates that the carte sejour (my long stay visa) is annoyingly hard to get and will take several visits to the prefecture and months before its complete. I have been informed that I will not be able to go on Thursday as planned because I will need to get my birth certificate translated into French by a sanctioned translator-- not a joke. That by the way will cost about 50-60 Euros, and can take up to a week. After that, I go to the prefecture and submit my paper work, and receive an appointment for my medical examination (which may take...a month). Yes, after showing proof of private insurance and declaring that they are not responsible for your health, you then must have a medical examination to monitor the health that they are not responsible for (???). This also costs about $50 and I am told includes a chest x-ray and being naked in front of several people. Fortunately for me-- this frees up a large part of my Thursday, so maybe I will go to the Louve. 

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