Hello my faithful readers:
It has been a while since I've written here on my personal blog. Things are quite busy for me and my workload truly seems to be multiplying. It's as if someone poured water on all my assignments and like Gremlins more and more seem to pop up each and everyday! Despite all the work I'm doing I am trying to balance it all with a little travel every now and then.
Almost two weeks ago I had the chance to travel with some of my classmates to beautiful Paris, France. Paris is one of my favorite cities in the world and believe I would love to live after graduation. I feel truly alive in Paris and it reminds me of how I first felt when I moved to New York comfortable and in my element.
People always complain that the French are rude, but even when faced with it I'm never truly bothered because they treat everyone who butchers their language that way. During my recent trip to Paris I had an experience in a bookstore with a rude clerk. I wanted to ask her if they had an English language book section. Our exchange was quite brief.
Me (in the most perfect French I could muster up): "Parlez vous Anglais?"
Rude female clerk (with the most huffy, brusque response I've heard in a while): "Non!"
She then abruptly turned away from me. I was in shock for about two seconds, then he situation ended with me and my friend laughing hysterically and exiting the bookstore. The hot chocolate and people watching I shared with my friend at a cafe made it all worthwhile.
My love affair with Paris continues and I hope before I leave Europe to get to spend more time; there maybe as a resident. My favorite moments in Paris are the simple ones -- like me sitting in a cafe, sipping on my beverage of choice and people watching for hours.
Mwuah,
Georgia Peach
PS - I'm blogging two times per week for the FT.com MBA Blog- here's a link to my profile there.
