A trip to the city of love, Paris

Hello everybody, sorry it has been awhile. Before I left for Paris, I wasn't doing much in Madrid, just school and the usual. I left for Paris on the 21st of February and just got back last night, the 28th. I spent 8 days there with a boy named Julien who was an exchange student last year in Tahoe. I stayed with him and his family, they live about 45 mins outside of Paris so we took the train everyday into the city. I got to see pretty much everything and more. It is an absolutely beautiful city and I really enjoyed it. I also got to learn a lot about French culture because I was in a French household. Luckily Julien was there to translate everything though, because I don't know ANY french.

My first day, Julien and I went to the Eiffel Tower, of course, and I was blown away at how big it actually is. We went to sushi in the Latin Quarter, which is a neighborhood with tons of fun restaurants. We then walked the city at night time, so my view of Notre Dame and the Louvre was at night! It was absolutely incredible. I can't ever describe how big the buildings are. Throughout the week I got to see Mulan Rouge, Notre Dame, Sacré-Cœur (Sacred Heart), Napoleon's Tomb, the Opera buliding, Champs-Élysées, Arc of Triomphe, a trip to Versailles and much much more. I was also honored to eat delicious home cooked french meals at Julien's house. Including Snails and frog legs. Along with, lots of Nutella and crepes that I will miss. At the end of my trip Victoria Canu, an exchange student that was in my high school 2 years ago and a great friend of mine, met up with me. We climbed the Eiffel Tower, Musée D'Orsay and went out to a french meal in the Latin Qurater along with eating the best crepes I have had in my life.
The trip was truly incredible, I learned so much about the french ways and I am interested in learning french and going back one day.
My First view!
The best picture I took
Moulin Rouge
The Arc
Notre Dame


Opera Building
Sacred Heart
Catacombs, there was walls an walls of bones like this.
The Hall of Mirrors in Versailles
In the Louvre
From the Eiffel Tower
Napoleon's Tomb
Mona Lisa and me SO excited
Van Gough at the Musée D'Orsay
The people that made it happen, Julien and Victoria
Other than that I have just been going to school and enjoying Spanish life. I will be leaving on March 8-17 for my Rotary trip with all the exchange students in Spain. We are going to Cordoba, Granada, Seville, Lisbon and Salamanca. Then 2 friends from the US that I worked with at Jakes are coming to visit me and another one of their friends on March 20th. Spring break i will be spending with my sister and friends in Barcelona for 6 nights.
So as you can see I have a busy March with lots of traveling, but I am very excited. Once January hit, time has started getting faster and faster. Before I know it I will be heading home, but for now I am enjoying every minute. and I am really looking forward to my Mom coming at the end of April! I can't wait to show her everything I have been doing this year.

Hope all is well at home! Miss you all! Besos