WHOOPS I'M IN FRANCE

Bonjour Everyone!

I wrote a post when I first started my blog earlier this year talking about how I would be going to France for my junior year of university, and I'm finally here, Woot! I've actually been in France for around 3 weeks but now I finally have the time to just sit down and really write about what I've experienced so far. Well, to be honest I've had little cracks in my day that I could have written but that time usually is just the minutes I can just sit on my bed and breathe.  I've been running like the energizer bunny these past couple of weeks. I feel like I've actually been here for 2 months. The days truly do blend together, and not like in the summer when the days blend together and you cry when you get closer and closer to the first day back to school. It's more blended in the fact that I don't have any clue where the last couple weeks have gone and when I think about it my mind just can't focus due to the blur of it all.
I'm going to try and backtrack and give a slight overview of my first couple weeks here.
Leaving my family again for another year was difficult. I normally go to school out of state so I really only see my family a couple months a year, but knowing that this will be another Christmas without my family does make me a bit somber so that sucks quite a bit.
Anyway lets move on to less depressing topics. The plane ride was actually not that bad. I had around 7 hours to London and it passed rather quickly. I watched Admission, a couple episodes of the Big Bang Theory and then caught up on whatever season they had of Dexter. Here is a photo of the food we got. :)  It was really good and I was pleasantly surprised. Then again I'm not that picky...or at all really. I'm the one who at times really enjoyed cafeteria food. Ha Ha Ha...yeah I know.

Pasta, salad, tea, a roll and cheesecake <3

I did have one slight layover in London. Sadly, it was only an hour so I really didn't get to see anything. Right when we got off we had to take a shuttle to the main airport which was interesting. Actually being in a vehicle that drives on the opposite side of the road was an experience.
I met a really nice girl who was teaching in Israel and we had the same plane to Paris and to our horror it took a lot of time getting through security and taking the shuttle so we were literally running through the airport looking for our plane. Thankfully we found it! That ride was only an hour and I just jammed to my music the whole time.
Arriving in Paris though...was the thing I was dreading the most at the time. I've been to Paris before and I remembered that CDG was a mess and I was nervous about everything. I need to start just chilling and going with the flow.  Getting my visa stamped was sort of annoying because there was only one person at the checking point so it took forever.
Also here is my scary airport story. If you go to study abroad in France there is one thing they repeatedly tell you in order to avoid a lot of trouble and accidents. Time after time I was told about fake taxis, and I was certain I was going to be fine and I was trying not to think about it too much. As I was waiting in line to order a taxi this random dude came up to me and told me he was also a taxi driver. I was actually freaking out thinking this dude was going to kill me. In order to not die I kept asking him for his credentials and kept rambling on about how if he didn't have those then in my mind he was a scary killer. My exacts words were something along the lines of "I think if I go with you I'd most likely die" in my broken french since I was so mind boggled. Luckily and to my embarrassment as well as pleasure he did have a card and his car said taxi on it. Thank the Lord. The dude was really nice but I felt bad because he kept trying to talk to me and I tend to do this thing in cars, whether it be for an hour, a road trip, or however long it is, and that is I drift off. So this dude kept trying to talk and my head kept falling up and down so I must have appeared like a badly manufactured bobble head. He was cool and helped me find the House of Canadian students where I paid to stay for 10 days. /overpriced

Upon arriving the really nice dude at the reception desk (who is later to be renamed Moroccan man) helped my lift my human sized suitcase up the stairs because there was no way in Hell I could have done them myself after such a long day. The room itself wasn't bad, in fact it was sort of cozy. I actually forgot to take pictures....whoops.
My roommate came in later and o m g she was, and still is hilarious. She made me really laugh out loud quite a couple times. We had a mini meeting later in the day and then afterwards we both went out to get out first crepes in France! They were so delicious. 

Deliciousness.

After that a lot of what happened after for the next week is in one big blur. In short I've made a couple great friends who I've hung out with a lot during these past couple of weeks. I would have been depressed if I was all alone with no one to talk through. I can to France as an exchange student when I was 16. Now, at 20 it is surprisingly much harder.
Here is a few things that I've done with some photos :)

We went and ate lunch at the jardin du Luxembourg which was beautiful!

I went on a boat that rode along the Seine which was glorious. The view was lovely and it was fun. Also my friends and I were running crazy late for this and we were actually sprinting through the metro and 3 streets to get there on time. It was a mess but we made it!!!!

I hope you guys enjoyed the mini update! I honestly can't really think of anything else right now and I just want to sleep! I'll be trying to do another update tomorrow but here is Part One!

I hope everyone is doing okay as well!!!!


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☺Current Lip Obsessions ☺

'Ello Everyone! ☺

I don't know exactly why but as of late I have been completely obsessed with lipsticks. And when I say that I mean for the last 3 months. I used to not have any interest whatsoever for anything other than lip gloss since I used to think that lipsticks were too much and I felt that they would only make me look like a lost clown in search of the nearest county fair. I was totally wrong though. They are quite nice and I've sort of gone and bought quite a couple ones. I've only been using a couple all the time but I did go out and buy around 5 more just to have them and to eventually experiment with.  However these are the three I've been using the most frequently!



This is from Rimmel London and it is #272 and the color is Frosted. This color is absolutely fantastic. It goes on very nicely and leaves a wonderful shine to my lips. It's not too much of a brassy color, and it is more of a nude shimmer, which is what I was looking for. This is the first lipstick that I started wearing a lot. It lasted a really long time and didn't look like too much was going on with my face. It also went well with a lot of my outfits. It's almost all gone though so I think I may cut back a bit as to not use it all up so quickly. :)

Rimmel London. #272 Frosted

Next is this wonderful color from Revlon that I cannot even find anymore. I don't know if it was just limited time or maybe the store I've been to just haven't had them but other way I haven't found one in stores. Then again they are probably all over the internet. I was actually rather upset when I came home with this because in reality I had grabbed the wrong color. I thought I had grabbed a red but when I actually pulled it out and saw the word orange I nearly had a heart attack. I usually correlate the lip color orange with that neon color so I was very afraid. However I LOVE it. This goes on so smoothly and it has a wonderful sheer quality to it, but at the same time it gives some serious color to my lips. It also shimmers a bit which I find cute. No matter if I go heavy, or light on my eye makeup this color will make my face pop. It is just the right color that can be wore during the day and for a night out. 4.5 stars for this one! 

Revlon - Abstract Orange

Clinique - Shade is SHY

Lastly is this plum color that is from Clinque and actually goes by the name "Shy". My boss actually gave this to me 2 weeks ago and it is amazing. She got it in with her order and didn't think it would suit her so she gave it to me so Yay! I'm really happy she did that because I adore this color. It is a plum, sore of light purple mix. It seems to be sheer but then as you can see from the little swatch I've done, it does have some standing color. It's such a nice shade. Plus it is not at all sticky, it just glides right on. I would definitely buy this once this one I have runs out. I feel that this is a timeless color. It goes with so much and does not look awkward.


Overall while writing this I want to buy more to have a lovely and crazy color collection. Like the colors of the rainbow with all the funky colors included that are usually pushed out of the way by the main colors. 

That is all for tonight guys! What colors have you been obsessed with lately?

xoxo

Jessie

I'm going to Paris ☆*:.｡. o(≧▽≦)o .｡.:*☆

Hiya!
How is everyone doing? I hope not as drowned in work as I am. Haha
I'm taking a break for the night to write my blog, Skype with a friend and just chill before hopping back into study mode.

Anyway! I AM GOING TO PARIS!!! I will be spending my junior year of uni abroad in Paris, France and I am so excited. I have lived in France for a year of high school as well and it feels great to be going back. I do not know what school I'll be attending yet but I know I'll find out in around a month so not so much longer. I hate not knowing so this is hyperbolically killing me.

"I'm going to live in Paris" is the thought that keeps playing on loop in my head. I cannot contain my excitement! I've been to Paris a couple of times when I live in Le Havre and I loved it! You know how a lot of Europeans are excited for NY? Well, that's me about Paris. From my memories it is just so lovely, lively, and stunning.  (≧∇≦)
I'm so easily excited though so even the building makes me freak out on the inside.

This is one of the photos I took while climbing up the Eiffel Tower in 2010!

I'm just scared about the cost. Paris is so crazy expensive....euhhhh. However, I get to pay instate tuition for FL so that will make it a weeeeeee bit cheaper. I'm actually fundraising to help pay some of the costs so that will be interesting. Woot woot! I'm actually working on my letter now and it is slightly difficult to write. Selling myself without sounding cocky, while at the same time yelling "TAKE ME TAKE ME I'M AWESOME" is proving to be a difficult task. I think this will help with my writing overall though so either way this process is not being done in vain!!!

Also can we all just take a moment to think about the overhwelming FASHION that I will be witnessing?!!?!?? At my school people are so judgmental sometimes about people who dress a different way or if you try something new. For example I get so many looks if I wear small heels somewhere with a nice outfit.....
At this fashion capital though I can just see all the interesting, and adorable outfits I'll see.....and most likely buy. It is so exciting!!!!!  My wallet is already crying. Haha
But I am also just happy to be going to France. I love the culture, the food (so much better than American food, sorry.....not sorry), and art is something that I really have a passion for!!!!!

FRANCE, LET ME LOVE YOU

I need to study and practice French though. Merp
Have any of you been to France? :)
xoxo
Bisous <3

Jessie