Hey everybody! I know it's been a longgggg time since I've written, but once again, my life has been crazy busy. But a good busy. So I'm going to take you back to about a week ago, and start from there...
Ok. So every Tuesday I go to see a play at night for my Living Theater in London class. We see some GREAT shows, and the best part about them is that they are free for me to attend!!! How awesome is that?!?! So last Tuesday, we went to see a play called Damascus at the Tricyle Theater in Kilburn. Now, while I LOVE theater (hello, I'm minoring in it), the constant travelling to the different theaters at night after a long day of classes is kind of dreadful. However, this night turned out to be EXTRA special. So I walk in to the theater, and immediately notice how small it is. The front row was completely free (you could pick where you wanted to sit), so my friends and I decided to try it out. As we are sitting there, one of my friends casually turns to us and says "So did you hear who is in the audience?" Naturally, we responded "other than the rest of our class, no. Who is here??" And she smiles and says, "Professor Snape." My jaw dropped. Now, for those of you who do not know the character Professor Snape from Harry Potter, let me inform you of the actor: Alan Rickman. He has been in countless big time films, such as Harry Potter, Love Actually, Sweeny Todd. The list goes on. So when she said his name, I immediately jumped up and said "Where?!?!?" Embarrassed, my friend pulled me back down and told me to casually look to the back of the theater, where he was sitting. THERE HE WAS. He was just sitting there with his wife, waiting for the show to begin like everyone else in the theater. I made up my mind that I would meet him during intermission, which I did. He was very nice. I told him I appreciated his work, and he smiled and thanked me. I let him go after that because I could tell he just wanted to enjoy his night with his wife, instead of dealing with crazy Harry Potter fans like myself. So alas, I met Alan Rickman. TOP THAT PEOPLE!
Now on to Thursday...Thursday, I had to say goodbye to my new friend Marie-Lou. She returned to France this past weekend. I was very sad about it because I knew the chances of seeing her again are pretty slim. Unless I visit France in the future, or she comes to America. Who knows, maybe if we keep in touch it could happen one day....Let's cross our fingers. She's a great girl and I'm glad to have met her.
Last but not least...PARIS. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, I spent Valentine's Day weekend in Paris. It ALMOST tops meeting Alan Rickman. Haha. Seriously though, Paris was amazinggggggg. We arrived early Friday morning. We took the Euro Star, which is the train that goes under the water from London to Paris. It only took us 2 hours to get there. Pretty impressive. I was extremely ill with a sinus infection the entire weekend, but I didn't let that ruin my time there. I saw EVERYTHING. And I mean EVERYTHING. The Louvre, Arch de Triumph, Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, Mona Lisa, Van Gogh and Claude Monet exhibit...the list could go on forever. It was so much fun. Very exhausting, but fun. The best part was seeing the Eiffel Tower light up and shimmer at night. I have never seen anything like that in my entire life. My heart almost stopped in awe. Positively mesmorizing. Apart from all of the tourist attractions, it was interesting to test my French skills with the locals. I surprised myself in how much I remembered. I was able to help my group of friends get around. I even got into an argument with a lady at a shop who gave me the wrong food and was trying to force me to eat what she gave me!!! I got an applause for that one...major props. We did a bar crawl at night with other CAPA kids which was A LOT of fun. I got to meet some more locals and see the French night life. Alas, at the end of the weekend, I was ready to go back to London...my home away from home.
So far, nothing big has happened since Paris. I did a lot of fun stuff at my internship. I'm beginning to work on projects and things, so I really feel like I'm a part of the HR team now. It's cool. My work actually means something now. I'm not just filing and doing pointless tasks; I'm updating systems and creating new programs for the department. Really cool.
Well, I probably won't blog again until after this weekend, which is my trip to Amsterdam and Bruge!!!! I'll fill you in on all of the juicy details after that. Until then, be safe, enjoy life, and I miss you all....
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