Pt. 1 Day 3

Pt. 1

Things to bring to Europe (especially if you are going to be walking a lot and kinda care what you look like or appreciate fashion and comfort): 

CLOSE TOED SHOES* geez. I really wish I had brought some. And now every time I keep trying to buy some they are either too expensive, wrong size, wrong color, or just not there. I hope I can find some later on in France.  Maybe I'll just have to get some for London. Speaking of London, I have way too much stuff in my pack and could totally downsize (especially since I don't have to dress up, just play/work clothes really, for Taize (at least I hope)), BUT I don't know what I should wear in London.  Do people dress up for research? Look all professional and such? Or do they just wear comfortable, but not too casual clothes? Help? I haven't even applied for a reading room pass yet-eek!!! I will be royally screwed if I can't get one while I am over here.  At least now I think I have a general idea of what I am going to research.  Disciples, Jesus, God, and warriors.  Warrior-ization of Christianity.  I wonder if anyone has written on this yet? hmm probably. Actually 99% sure, but don't know if anyone has ever used "warrior-ization". Wonder if I can search that? Probably not.  

COMFY PANTS* seriously people, Paris is further north than most of America-and that's not even the most northern part of France.  Idk if anyone else thinks that Paris is basically across from New York City, but I do and my orientation is way off.  Is it my sub conscious telling me to align the western countries together? The "west" just is naturally connected, minus the Atlantic?  It gets cold though. And the wind blows a lot. I really like it actually, I just wish I had comfy pants and comfy closed toed shoes.  Oh, and a SCARF*.  If I had all those things I'd be golden. I'd actually get rid of all my other clothes. Maybe. Actually I might. There was a homeless shelter (I think) next to our hostel in Paris, so I might go there and check it out.

I'm sad to say my chacos have failed me in this case. No, can't say that. Rather I have failed my chacos.  Sad day.

Paris is wonderful, and I could spend HOURS walking around.  I'm excited to go to Baux? and to Normandy. Home of my Avengian? kings.  I really wish I could speak French and think in French.  And in German and Spanish.  New goal. Study those languages, but study them in a  way that I speak it all the time and think of it.  Like Christan says she does with spanish.  Just be flipping back and forth from English to Spanish to French to German.  I keep saying SI instead of WE.  And my tongue has the constant urge to slip a GRACIAS instead of a MER CI?. I get really excited here though when I hear Spanish and German-just wish I remembered more.  Maybe I'll study that while we have free time. No, no, need to focus on research.

Well we are off to get the car! Ta ta for now!