We Made It!

We arrived safe and sound to our "home" FIAP Jean-Monnet on Sunday, July 5th. Most girls were tired, hungry and desperately needed to shower. Once we settled into our rooms and met up with Madame James and her group, we had an early dinner at the residence. We agreed to meet for breakfast between 8:15-8:30 on Monday morning before class. As I write this, the girls are in class and I am downstairs in the lobby surrounded by students.

A little bit about our residence: the rooms are laid out "dorm style" and most contain two bathrooms with showers. The showers are "interesting". In an effort to conserve water, the water does not stay "on" while you shower. You press a button to turn the water on, then after a few seconds (I mean seconds) it automatically shuts off. The girls will quickly learn the valuable lesson of taking short showers. There is no air conditioning at the residence - which so far does not seem to be a problem. The nights are cool and the windows are left open.

After class today we will be taking the metro to the Champs Elysees. On Tuesday, we are scheduled to take a city tour of Paris. More to come later.

I hope to post pictures daily. That's all for now - au revoir!