Saturday was probably one of the longest days in my exam-taking history: 5 exams within 8 hours! I just kept telling myself, this is it! This is the last time you have to do this and afterwards all will be ok! As shitty as it would be to have to retake a couple exams in September (
les rattrapages), it wouldn't be the end of the world. I feel pretty good overall so I'm hoping I don't have any retakes but we'll see. For now the stress is gone and even though summer vacation is non-existant I'm so happy just to be able to have a drink with friends during the week and of course have my saturdays back! I start a new internship next Monday and I took this week off to relax, clean the apartment and visit Paris. I don't take advantage of living in this amazing city nearly as much as I should so I'm going to make an effort to go out, visit expos and museums and of course take lots of pictures. My sister will only be here a few more months so
il faut en profiter!
Works been crazy and on top of that, my baby sister is visiting Paris! She, my other sister K (who lives and works in Paris as an au pair) and I have been taking over the city! Trips have been made to the Marais, the Champs de Mars, Bastille, and of course les grands magasins to take advantage of les soldes....
One of my favorite things to do is go thrifting. Although Paris isn't in the same league as London for vintage, there are several good shops in the Marais with lots of clothes to dig through and plenty of deals to be had. Today I spent the afternoon there with my sister, scavenging through old dresses and leather bags. I came out with a long-sleeved sweater dress that I'll have to get shortened, a polkadot button down dress, a black leather over the shoulder bag, and 4 silk scarves...all for €43! You won't find any designer names in these friperies but you will find some great no-name bargains! Afterwards we walked down the street to Myberry, France's own version of Pinkberry. Definitely lovely on a sunny afternoon :)
