the end is near

In fact, two days away. I can't explain how sick to my stomach I feel about leaving this dreamy world. But I'll save the sappy stuff for later. This last week has been very bizarre, since nobody knows how to act in these last days. On a positive note, my exams were great and easier than I expected! To celebrate the ending of Art History, a bunch of us went to a Packer bar in Paris after the exam. Yeah, you read that right, the Green Bay Packers. There is a bar in Paris, France dedicated to them. It was very unique. I asked the bartender why in the world they were a Packer bar and he just said the owner was a huge Packer fan and that's all he knows about it. SO STRANGE SO COOL. They also had a book to sign and we read almost the whole thing, freaking out over peoples signatures from Muskego, Wauwatosa, New Berlin, etc. So many Wisconsinites in Paris!

On Tuesday I had my second and final exam and presentation in my other class called Contemporary France. I never talk about it because it's so easy and I love it. But our teacher was adorable; she's a totally rad french woman who jokes around with us and treats our whole class like her daughters (no boys in that class). So after the exam and presentations were over she whipped out some cookies and juice and we had a little class party. The last time I had one of those was in middle school. She was so sweet saying she's going to particularly miss our class more than others, and it's hard for her to say goodbye. She also said we can ask her any time in the future if we ever need letters of recommendation or if we come back to France and need help to email her. How sweet!! That class was hard to say bye to because we're all very close :'( 

Since I've been eagerly trying to complete everything I wanted to do all semester in these last days, I made my way to Musée Rodin, thinking I could sneak in a quick visit before a rendez-vous I had. The Rodin Museum is where The Thinker is, so I have no idea why I thought I could just run in quick and see it. Well I get there, in the pouring rain, and had to wait 50 minutes to get inside. Then I get inside and the museum is just two floors, one room on each floor. The visit took about 15 minutes! I was pretty disappointed. But at least I get to say I saw it. Unfortunately the original "Thinker" is outside in the gardens, and it was pouring, so I just saw a replica inside..but this one said "original size" so that confused me because I thought this statue was supposed to be life-size? Not sure. 

So today I'm left to deal with my depression about leaving and my suitcases to pack. I'll most likely be writing something sad tomorrow. See you all soon! (Bittersweet)