Les Arbres & les Feuilles

Quai de Seine - between Pont d'Ièna & Pont de l'Alma

These are some pictures of the lovely day I had on Sunday. Lots of walking around (as per usual), coffee with friends, and quality Paris time. I love walking along the Seine. There's always something to look at, even if it's just the trees that line the quay. And the river always seems alive, teeming and bouncing with energy as it pushes through the city.

Today was particularly good as I finally bought stamps! I don't understand why, but I had been having trouble with this. Letters and postcards were starting to stack up on my desk. Maybe it's because the post offices are vaguely confusing or that every person I talked to told me to go somewhere different. All I know is that I feel a little silly for having taken so long when it was so easy! Now I have lots of mail to send out into the world and I feel a small sense of accomplishment for the day (look in your mailboxes for fun things everyone!). Buying a stamp. So simple, yet somehow daunting to me.

Ah! Today was the day that also marked two months in Paris! How do I know this? Because my phone (for which I bought 2 months worth of credit) finally ran out of minutes. Time is passing much to quickly and I feel like November didn't even happen. And we're almost done with it. I've been so stressed and anxious that I haven't realized that half a month has flown by me. And it was a vaguely crushing realization that I'll be participating in a presentation at the Louvre in less than two weeks, have multiple tests and presentations in the next weeks, and that I'll be leaving Paris is about 4 weeks. How is that possible? I'm so ready for it to be Christmas, but with that comes some pretty sad realities.

Jardin des Tuileries