I love Paris:::::
Back in the grande ville found myself an internet café and time for a quick update.
Things are going pretty well. Best so far: last night dinner at il Pescatore, my old stomping grounds in college and then the movies with the group. We saw Spiderman 2 which was really fun. I was amazed at how much I liked it, much more than the first. Tobey Mqguire brings a nice pathos to the role. Also a boat trip up the canal St Martin to la Villette. Very fascinating. Built by Napoleon to bring water to the city and to make it possible to continue to bring boats to the Seine. Amazing.
Least favorite so far: the group dynamic which has gotten really stong since the homestay. The kids are sensing their autonomy a bit more than I might like as in wandering off without telling me where they're going. This I like not so much. But I can't really complain when I know how some of the other groups have been going. And the overall set-up of the stage of photography has been really not so great. Too much organization in the wrong direction and not enough in the right. As per example, 3 phone calls to me regarding purchasing the kids' métro passes but no clear picture of the schedule until yesterday. And even then way too many questions and not enough info to me. Blech.
Otherwise, I'm in Paris and who can bitch about that? Well, me obviously!!!!
Love to everyone.
Julia
Things are going pretty well. Best so far: last night dinner at il Pescatore, my old stomping grounds in college and then the movies with the group. We saw Spiderman 2 which was really fun. I was amazed at how much I liked it, much more than the first. Tobey Mqguire brings a nice pathos to the role. Also a boat trip up the canal St Martin to la Villette. Very fascinating. Built by Napoleon to bring water to the city and to make it possible to continue to bring boats to the Seine. Amazing.
Least favorite so far: the group dynamic which has gotten really stong since the homestay. The kids are sensing their autonomy a bit more than I might like as in wandering off without telling me where they're going. This I like not so much. But I can't really complain when I know how some of the other groups have been going. And the overall set-up of the stage of photography has been really not so great. Too much organization in the wrong direction and not enough in the right. As per example, 3 phone calls to me regarding purchasing the kids' métro passes but no clear picture of the schedule until yesterday. And even then way too many questions and not enough info to me. Blech.
Otherwise, I'm in Paris and who can bitch about that? Well, me obviously!!!!
Love to everyone.
Julia