Who: Moi, Melinda Kay.
What: Living in Paris and studying at Sciences Po (The French Institute for Political Science)
When: January 2011 – December 2011 (as far as I know … maybe more, maybe less. Goal = be home for Christmas)
Where: PARIS
Why: Why not? And my program (the TransAtlantic Masters Program) has multiple European consortiums to choose from to do coursework at for the 2nd and 3rd semester – it’s even possible to get my M.A. degree from one of these universities as opposed to UNC.
How: Saving money through random jobs, homelessness, and being thrifty. Getting on a plane with 40lbs. more than the allotted amount via one “little man” (Harry = 25+ pounds), a guitar stuffed with the heaviest clothes I could find, and physically wearing on my person an extra 10+ pounds of clothing.
Just wanted to put a map up, because I’m going to refer to the arrondissements a few times in my blog.
I’m staying right now with a family in Malakoff – the very bottom of the map – which is only 25 minutes by metro to my university which is near the 6eme.
I’m looking for an apartment within a 3k radius of my school, but of course the closer you get to the center, the more expensive.
I think that’s enough of an intro to my life in Paris.
A la prochaine!
