Monthly Archives: July 2010

Dear Paris, You and I have had some great times. Times I’ll cherish forever. Remember all those times? Yeah, they were really great and I’ll never forget them. But Paris? I really think it’s time for me to see other … Continue reading →

The (Not for) tourist’s guide to Paris: 1) Buy a map. But don’t use it in public. 2) Don’t worry about getting lost. You’ll figure it out eventually, and even if you don’t you’ll learn more about Paris that way … Continue reading →

I add pictures of bastille day. Photo credits Galaxy Cho and Mary Delsener. just some highlights, xox, Mary

The time here has absolutely flown. I’m sort of nostalgic already for Paris and speaking french, for walking everywhere and laughing at silly parisians, for sitting in starbucks or reid hall working and reading books, for having the ability to … Continue reading →

Today I took my last final, aka the program is over(!?), and had a celebratory/ sad goodbye paris dinner (even though I secretly have 5 days left). We ate dinner at the strangest place. It was a fondue place in … Continue reading →

Okay. So you can laugh at me all you want for saying this, but it is true whether you like it or not. I am actually the best explorer that ever lived. Like, actually. In Barcelona, we didn’t need maps. … Continue reading →

Back in the days of Nappy-o (my pet name for Napoleon… don’t worry about it.), the French army technique was to have more troops than everybody else and win by sheer force. This worked for dear naps; he won, a … Continue reading →

As promised, Barca pictures. Photo credits to Abby Schacter. Voila my dears. The highlights of the trip. Bastille festivities start tonight. Parade tomorrow morning and fireworks yay! xox, Mary

So there’s this little, sort of insignificant, not really important, sport-like thang going on right now, maybe you’ve heard of it, I think it’s called, I mean I can’t really remember, but I think it’s called the WORLD CUP. For … Continue reading →

Hey all! This will probably be my last post for a couple of days because I’m going to Barcelona tomorrow after class (and, um, after I pack and do my dishes). I’m super excited. Not sure what we’re going to … Continue reading →