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Even though I’d been to the museum the week prior, it was still breathtaking when we walked into room 17 of the Greek section, marble statues meticulously scattered about. This is one of my favorite rooms so far because of the caryatids (supporting columns in the forms of women) that frame the entranceway.  

I also had time to wander off and find the Mona Lisa and quick-walk through a hallway of renaissance paintings. Mona was small, sad, and guarded by god knows how many inches of bullet proof glass, but I had low standards to start with, seeing that everyone complains about the let down of the da Vinci. I face swapped with her on Snapchat though, so pushing my way through the crowd was worth it.

The fact that I was able to take the train to the Louvre for a 1.5 hour class still amazes me. Tomorrow I have a writing class at the cemetery Montparnasse and a few weeks ago my Social Foundations teacher brought croissants and cider from Normandy to our 9 am class for a mock version of The Symposium. Class in Paris rocks, to say the least, and I’m so appreciative for all the opportunities I come across every single day.

NYU Paris is also in such an amazing location. St-Germain is surrounded by amazing food and history, and the night life is poppin. Today after school, I went to Notre Dame with a couple friends and climbed up to the top. Casual, right? The view–an eight dollar view, to be exact–was spectacular. We could see the Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe and Sacre Coeur from the top of the tower, and from the south side of the cathedral, our little campus situated in the Eyrolles building stood out in bright brick.