Claud  Monet once said, ” What I need most is color, always, always.” The colors used in the   Impressionist wing of Musee d’ Orsay moved me the most on our visit on Wednesday. The one painting in particular that caught my eye was “La Gare St. Lazare” painted by Claude Monet. When first looking […]

This weekend, I officially felt like a parisian as I took a trip to the French countryside. As we drove through the countryside, I was in awe as we passed through fields of grapes, wheat, and sunflowers. Our final destination … Continue reading →

My thoughts as I stood in line to get into the Musée d’Orsay were, “Wow, this used to be a train station?! The paintings in here are going to be epic!” And boy, were my expectations fulfilled! As I wondered the halls, my heart was beating with excitement as my eyes darted from one painting […]

To conclude my last post on the senses, I am writting about my favorite sense of taste. As a self proclaimed lover of food,  I enjoy trying new types  or just tasty  food. On a typical day in Paris I taste…        

A rich and vibrant city like Paris would be nothing without the sounds it produces. When I first came here, the sounds were something I had to get use to because I have never lived in a large city before. Now these sounds are a part of the playlist of  my daily activites around the […]

Personally, the sense of touch is the most difficult one for me to come up with anything. I mean you can’t touch a major work of art or anything that amazing. So here it goes. On a typical day in Paris I touch… – The button to open the metro door – A fork and […]

On my last post, I talked about what I see in Paris on a daily basis. The sense of sight is not the only sense humans use and Paris would not be Paris without the aromas it produces. Everyday in Paris I smell… There is no picture for this but, sometimes the metro smells like […]

At the start of everyone’s school career you learn about the five senses. These senses are sight, smell, touch,  hearing and taste. Everyday we use these senses but, right now in Paris these senses have been more apparent to me. Everyday there is something new for me to experiance which, can lead to sensory overload […]

When someone thinks of the Quartier Bercy, I am sure the words hip, modern, and integration come to their mind. Located on the Eastern side of Paris, this old immigrant/industrial neighborhood is an example of urban renewal in Paris. When … Continue reading →

So today for class, we went to Bercy. Bercy is on the Eastern edge of Paris and it used to be the industrial center of the city. It is now home to the Ministry of Finances, the Palais Omnisports de … Continue reading →