20190701

Wow. What a whirlwind of a day. It felt like both 4 days and 4 hours all at once. When we first arrived in Paris, it didn't really feel real. We were whisked from the airport to the dorm then to lunch then onto a bus and I don't really even remember much of the day at all. I remember falling asleep on the bus after we walked past the Eiffel tower and feeling so bad because I felt like I was wasting valuable time in Paris. Little did I know, there would be times later I'd have so much time I wouldn't know what to do with it!
My favorite part of the day was getting to have downtime that night and going out with Jace just to a little bar somewhere where we just had ice cream, cheese, and wine instead of dinner. (We were still so full from lunch...) I felt super proud of myself when I went up to the bar to ask for wine and the bartender and I actually held a little conversation.
At the end of the day, we were just so exhausted, I think we both just crashed into bed and fell asleep as our heads hit the pillow.

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