the motorcycles/vespas/mopeds [whatever the hell they are] make me nervous.

why, you might ask. well, for one, those things are so dangerous and whenever i drive (granted, this is not a usual occurence) i get nervous because they just weed in between cars and scare the crap out of you (or me). anyway the drivers of these machines here always drive on the sidewalk and i never expect them to be behind me until i turn around and boom! there they are. what.is.the.deal.

in other news, i had three classes today. from 9-12 i had the state and political life in france. seems interesting, although the teacher doesn't give much background which is hard, and i never took ap euro or anything like that. however, he's really nice. nevermind the fact that i was so tired i kept dozing off. at one point, this teacher wanted to write on the dry erase board, so he grabs something that looks like it could be a marker from the bin. only he can't figure out how to work it and he's so confused until the girl sitting behind me goes, "i think that's an epipen". so then she explained that it's for allergies and not writing on the board. later today i, along with everyone else at reid hall, received the following email:

Nous avons trouvé un Epipen (auto-injectable en cas de crise allergique) dans une des salles de classe. Il appartient vraisemblablement à un étudiant. Pourriez-vous demander aux vôtres si quelqu'un l'a perdu ? Je l'ai dans mon bureau.

priceless. anyway then from 12-1:30 i had grammar with an extremely cute teacher. which reminds me, dominic, the dude from bar 10 the other night--not cute.

theeeeen from 2-4:30 (and what will be 2-5:30 every other week) i had this Paris Walks : Itineraries on the architectural, urban, cultural history of Paris class. which was terribly boring, although it counts for a general requirement so i may as well take it and suck it up. my tuesdays will suck but i'll be fine. that's all for now.