A Brief Summary of the past couple days...

I have tried so many new foods while being here. I tried escargot, frog legs, crepes, creme brulee, and so much more. Some are interesting and others well... I don't know how to explain them.
I just came back from the Eiffel Tower lighting they do every night. It was so beautiful. The tower itself is UGLY!!! Beautiful from far away, ugly up close. But once it got dark and the tower lit up, the atmosphere changed. Then it sparkled- I don't really know how to explain it.
So for my birthday, one of my favorite professors came and lectured to us- fantastic! Then... we went to the Louvre. Mona Lisa isn't that cool. It's a painting on a wood board. The only reason it's so popular is because DaVinci actually kept and didn't give it away or destroy it.
I was more interested in the Medieval Louvre than anything else. You can see the former parts of the castle and the city walls and hear the history behind it before it was cut down and build over. The new Louvre is MASSIVE!!!! I took pictures trying to capture it, but I don't think I was able to show the massive size of it. We actually went back to the Louvre on Saturday, but we were kicked out because they closed at 6 and we arrived at 4:30ish... I don't think we even finished one wing. I think we will be going back soon cause I want to see the Egyptian exhibit and take some pictures for my sister. I think it is interesting that their are so many unfinished works in the Louvre that are considered priceless because of who did not finish them- Michelangelo, for instance. I really love the statute of the Sun King- King Louis XIV.
We walked by the statute of Joan of Arc and it was covered in flowers. I want to go back there soon and take a picture. That is one amazing woman.
So earlier today we went to the Picasso Musee. The museum itself was a maze, like his works. It was kinda intense. We kept finding random corners and dead ends while looking at his works.
Of course we have gone out, and going out here is a little different then going out back home. But some things do not change- i.e. guys wanting to get with girls. But it doesn't matter- all that matters is that we were having fun with our group. I have been a party pooper and heading to bed early the past couple days, but I feel a lot better then the rest of the group the day after.